Import ITS#3478 note from HEAD

diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
index ba0ec1dacba499913cb911d2406ce86d55601539..9488cee4200d4ce7816d9296ac29884cb2c4a243 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ when initially populating a database).  If the rootdn is within
 a namingContext (suffix) of the database, a simple bind password
 may also be provided using the
 .B rootpw
-directive.
+directive. Note that the rootdn is always needed when using syncrepl.
 .TP
 .B rootpw <password>
 Specify a password (or hash of the password) for the rootdn.  The