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diff --git a/docs/rabbitmqctl.1.xml b/docs/rabbitmqctl.1.xml index 0f3c0faf20..1d6411440a 100644 --- a/docs/rabbitmqctl.1.xml +++ b/docs/rabbitmqctl.1.xml @@ -405,6 +405,13 @@ must be offline, while the node we are removing from must be online, except when using the <command>--offline</command> flag. </para> + <para> + When using the <command>--offline</command> flag the node you + connect to will become the canonical source for cluster metadata + (e.g. which queues exist), even if it was not before. Therefore + you should use this command on the latest node to shut down if + at all possible. + </para> <para role="example-prefix">For example:</para> <screen role="example">rabbitmqctl -n hare@mcnulty forget_cluster_node rabbit@stringer</screen> <para role="example"> |