Documented that fdbmonitor configuration file changes should be made atomically.

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``coordinators auto`` selects processes based on IP address. If your cluster has processes on the same machine with different IP addresses, ``coordinators auto`` may select a set of coordinators that are not fault tolerant. To ensure maximal fault tolerance, we recommend selecting coordinators according to the criteria in :ref:`configuration-choosing-coordination-servers` and setting them manually.
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Whenever the ``foundationdb.conf`` file changes, the ``fdbmonitor`` daemon automatically detects the changes and starts, stops, or restarts child processes as necessary.
Whenever the ``foundationdb.conf`` file changes, the ``fdbmonitor`` daemon automatically detects the changes and starts, stops, or restarts child processes as necessary. Note that changes to the configuration file contents must be made *atomically*. It is recommended to save the modified file to a temporary filename and then move/rename it into place, replacing the original. Some text editors do this automatically when saving.
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foundationdb-clients\_\ |release|\ -1\_amd64.deb