doc: Remove incorrect description about dropping replication slots.

MasaoFujii · MasaoFujii · commit ae0696ed3231 · 2025-03-21T13:02:21.000+09:00
pg_drop_replication_slot() can drop replication slots created on a different database than the one where it is executed. This behavior has been in place since PostgreSQL 9.4, when pg_drop_replication_slot() was introduced. However, commit ff539d mistakenly added the following incorrect description in the documentation: For logical slots, this must be called when connected to the same database the slot was created on. This commit removes that incorrect statement. A similar mistake was also present in the documentation for the DROP_REPLICATION_SLOT command, which has now been corrected as well. Back-patch to all supported versions. Author: Hayato Kuroda <kuroda.hayato@fujitsu.com> Reviewed-by: Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/OSCPR01MB14966C6BE304B5BB2E58D4009F5DE2@OSCPR01MB14966.jpnprd01.prod.outlook.com Backpatch-through: 13
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
@@ -25893,8 +25893,7 @@ postgres=# SELECT * FROM pg_walfile_name_offset(pg_stop_backup());
        <para>
         Drops the physical or logical replication slot
         named <parameter>slot_name</parameter>. Same as replication protocol
-        command <literal>DROP_REPLICATION_SLOT</literal>. For logical slots, this must
-        be called while connected to the same database the slot was created on.
+        command <literal>DROP_REPLICATION_SLOT</literal>.
        </para></entry>
       </row>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
@@ -2554,8 +2554,6 @@ The commands accepted in replication mode are:
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Drops a replication slot, freeing any reserved server-side resources.
-      If the slot is a logical slot that was created in a database other than
-      the database the walsender is connected to, this command fails.
      </para>
      <variablelist>
       <varlistentry>
