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Docs: mlock() notes, fixes #3605 #3614

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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions website/source/docs/configuration/index.html.md
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sudo setcap cap_ipc_lock=+ep $(readlink -f $(which vault))
```

If you use a Linux distribution with systemd, you can also add the above `setcap` command as an [ExecStartPre](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.service.html#ExecStartPre=) additional command in your Vault unit file to ensure that `mlock()` capability is added to the `vault` binary before executing.

- `plugin_directory` `(string: "")` – A directory from which plugins are
allowed to be loaded. Vault must have permission to read files in this
directory to successfully load plugins.
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion website/source/guides/upgrading/index.html.md
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Expand Up @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ active duty. To do this:
If you kill Vault without letting it release the lock, a standby node will
not be able to take over until the lock's timeout period has expired. This
is backend-specific but could be ten seconds or more.
2. Replace the Vault binary with the new version
2. Replace the Vault binary with the new version; ensure that `mlock()` capability is added to the new binary with [setcap](https://www.vaultproject.io/docs/configuration/index.html#disable_mlock)
3. Start the node
4. Unseal the node (it will now be a standby)

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