On Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 2:46 PM Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 8:14 PM Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> >
> > Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com> writes:
> > > On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 4:04 PM Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> I think the below gives accurate information:
> > >> WARNING: subscription was created, but is not connected
> > >> HINT: You should create the slot manually, enable the subscription,
> > >> and run %s to initiate replication.
> >
> > > +1
> >
> > It feels a little strange to me that we describe two steps rather vaguely
> > and then give exact SQL for the third step. How about, say,
> >
> > HINT: To initiate replication, you must manually create the replication
> > slot, enable the subscription, and refresh the subscription.
> >
>
> LGTM.
PSA patch v3-0001 where the message/hint is worded as suggested above
> BTW, do we want to slightly adjust the documentation for the
> connect option on CREATE SUBSCRIPTION page [1]? It says: "Since no
> connection is made when this option is false, no tables are
> subscribed, and so after you enable the subscription nothing will be
> replicated. You will need to then run ALTER SUBSCRIPTION ... REFRESH
> PUBLICATION for tables to be subscribed."
>
> It doesn't say anything about manually creating the slot and probably
> the wording can be made similar.
>
PSA patch v3-0002 which changes CREATE SUBSCRIPTION pgdocs to use the
same wording as in the HINT message.
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Kind Regards,
Peter Smith.
Fujitsu Australia
