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Update RELEASE_DISTRIBUTION docs (#13658)
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* `RELEASE_DISTRIBUTION` - how do we want to run the distribution.
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May be `name` (long names), `sname` (short names) or `none`
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(distribution is not started automatically). Defaults to
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`sname` which allows access only within the current system.
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`name` allows external connections
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(distribution is not started automatically). Defaults to `sname`.
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When connecting nodes across hosts, you typically want to set
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this to `name` (required to use IPs as host names)
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* `RELEASE_BOOT_SCRIPT` - the name of the boot script to use when starting
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the release. This script is used when running commands such as `start` and

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