Correct documentation about registration_shared_secret_path (#15168)

* Correct documentation about registration_shared_secret_path * Create 15168.doc * Update changelog.d/15168.doc --------- Co-authored-by: David Robertson <[email protected]>
matrix-org · Feb 28, 2023 · 1cd4fbc · 1cd4fbc
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+Correct the description of the behavior of `registration_shared_secret_path` on startup.
diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md b/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md
@@ -2227,8 +2227,8 @@ allows the shared secret to be specified in an external file.
 
 The file should be a plain text file, containing only the shared secret.
 
-If this file does not exist, Synapse will create a new signing
-key on startup and store it in this file.
+If this file does not exist, Synapse will create a new shared
+secret on startup and store it in this file.
 
 Example configuration:
 ```yaml