clarify when MASTER_DATA_DIRECTORY is used/not
system.</p>
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<title>Synopsis</title>
- <codeblock><b>gpactivatestandby</b> <b>-d</b> <varname>standby_master_datadir</varname> [<b>-f</b>] [<b>-a</b>] [<b>-q</b>]
+ <codeblock><b>gpactivatestandby</b> [<b>-d</b> <varname>standby_master_datadir</varname>] [<b>-f</b>] [<b>-a</b>] [<b>-q</b>]
[<b>-l</b> <varname>logfile_directory</varname>]
<b>gpactivatestandby</b> <b>-v</b>
<pd>The absolute path of the data directory for the master host you are
activating.</pd>
<pd>If this option is not specified, <codeph>gpactivatestandby</codeph> uses the
- value specified by the environment variable
- <codeph>MASTER_DATA_DIRECTORY</codeph> of the master host you are
- activating. </pd>
+ value of the
+ <codeph>MASTER_DATA_DIRECTORY</codeph> environment variable setting on the master host you are
+ activating. If this option is specified, it overrides any setting of <codeph>MASTER_DATA_DIRECTORY</codeph>. </pd>
<pd>If a directory cannot be determined, the utility returns an error. </pd>
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