Add note in pg_rewind documentation about read-only files

When performing pg_rewind, the presence of a read-only file which is not
accessible for writes will cause a failure while processing.  This can
cause the control file of the target data folder to be truncated,
causing it to not be reusable with a successive run.

Also, when pg_rewind fails mid-flight, there is likely no way to be able
to recover the target data folder anyway, in which case a new base
backup is the best option.  A note is added in the documentation as
well about.

Reported-by: Christian H.
Author: Michael Paquier
Reviewed-by: Andrew Dunstan
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20180104200633.17004.16377%40wrigleys.postgresql.org
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are currently on by default. <xref linkend="guc-full-page-writes"/>
must also be set to <literal>on</literal>, but is enabled by default.
</para>
<warning>
<para>
If <application>pg_rewind</application> fails while processing, then
the data folder of the target is likely not in a state that can be
recovered. In such a case, taking a new fresh backup is recommended.
</para>
<para>
<application>pg_rewind</application> will fail immediately if it finds
files it cannot write directly to. This can happen for example when
the source and the target server use the same file mapping for read-only
SSL keys and certificates. If such files are present on the target server
it is recommended to remove them before running
<application>pg_rewind</application>. After doing the rewind, some of
those files may have been copied from the source, in which case it may
be necessary to remove the data copied and restore back the set of links
used before the rewind.
</para>
</warning>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>