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Warn about broken replication slots filling pg_xlog

Brett Walker requested to merge 3617-warn-about-broken-replication-slots into master

What does this MR do?

Adds documentation to the Geo troubleshooting guide about how to deal with the pg_xlog running out of space due to broken replication slots.

Are there points in the code the reviewer needs to double check?

Please take a look at the new format of the troubleshooting.md file for clarity.

Why was this MR needed?

Unused replication slots on the gitlab database can cause cause large amounts of log data to build up in pg_xlog. Several customers have already been hit by this.

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Does this MR meet the acceptance criteria?

What are the relevant issue numbers?

Closes #3617 (closed)

Edited by Nick Thomas

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