note that the replication identity may need to be treated specially by the consumer

diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
index bd9f777f1fd887d25bcfa3e48caeaa0b9828e83d..98e7a4e4a17c13c2eac25f8266d02420e1063230 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
@@ -1664,6 +1664,12 @@ option. A non default SASL realm can be set with the
 .B realm 
 option.
 
+The provider, other than allow authentication of the syncrepl identity,
+should grant that identity appropriate access privileges to the data 
+that is being replicated (\fBaccess\fP directive), and appropriate time 
+and size limits (\fBlimits\fP directive).
+
+
 The
 .B starttls
 parameter specifies use of the StartTLS extended operation