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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/rabbitmqctl.1.xml | 14 |
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diff --git a/docs/rabbitmqctl.1.xml b/docs/rabbitmqctl.1.xml index 01b024a235..c2dc1f6256 100644 --- a/docs/rabbitmqctl.1.xml +++ b/docs/rabbitmqctl.1.xml @@ -406,11 +406,15 @@ 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. + When using the <command>--offline</command> flag + rabbitmqctl will not attempt to connect to a node as + normal; instead it will temporarily become the node in + order to make the change. This is useful if the node + cannot be started normally. In this case the node 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> |