diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml
index 72fb51b1c7..304ac88e4e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
- For others, see .
+ For additional server variables, see .
@@ -427,7 +427,9 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
Waiting for complete start is not a well-defined operation and may
fail if access control is set up so that a local client cannot
- connect without manual interaction (e.g., password authentication).
+ connect without manual interaction (e.g., password authentication). For
+ additional connection variables, see ,
+ and for passwords, also see .