[couchdb] branch node-local-warning created (now a37671b72)

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      at a37671b72 add warning about misapprehending the node-local interface

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[couchdb] 01/01: add warning about misapprehending the node-local interface

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commit a37671b72e29dc4019f8538ea298cc0b7c9bf1a2
Author: Robert Newson <rn...@apache.org>
AuthorDate: Thu Nov 24 16:37:47 2022 +0000

    add warning about misapprehending the node-local interface
---
 src/docs/src/whatsnew/3.0.rst | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/docs/src/whatsnew/3.0.rst b/src/docs/src/whatsnew/3.0.rst
index b70c4185f..3800a4dfd 100644
--- a/src/docs/src/whatsnew/3.0.rst
+++ b/src/docs/src/whatsnew/3.0.rst
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ Upgrade Notes
 
   ...and so on. Documentation has been updated to reflect this change.
 
+  .. warning::
+     The _node endpoint is for adminstrative purposes it is NOT
+     intended as an alternative to the regular endpoints ("GET
+     /dbname", "PUT /dbname/docid" and so on)
+
 * :ghissue:`2389`: CouchDB 3.0 now requires a server admin user to be defined at
   startup, or will print an error message and exit. If you do not have one, be sure
   to :ref:`create an admin user<config/admins>`. (The Admin Party is now over.)