1<sect1 id="configuration-permissions" xreflabel="Database user permissions">
2  <title>repmgr database user permissions</title>
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4  <indexterm>
5    <primary>configuration</primary>
6    <secondary>database user permissions</secondary>
7  </indexterm>
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9  <para>
10    &repmgr; requires that the database defined in the <varname>conninfo</varname>
11    setting contains the <literal>repmgr</literal> extension. The database user defined in the
12    <varname>conninfo</varname> setting must be able to access this database and
13    the database objects contained within the extension.
14  </para>
15  <para>
16    The <literal>repmgr</literal> extension can only be installed by a superuser.
17    If the &repmgr; user is a superuser, &repmgr; will create the extension automatically.
18  </para>
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20  <para>
21    Alternatively, the extension can be created manually by a superuser
22    (with &quot;<command>CREATE EXTENSION repmgr</command>&quot;) before executing
23    <link linkend="repmgr-primary-register">repmgr primary register</link>.
24  </para>
25</sect1>
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