diff --git a/doc/manpages/account-server.conf.5 b/doc/manpages/account-server.conf.5
index 73cadc62e0..4a7e8c597e 100644
--- a/doc/manpages/account-server.conf.5
+++ b/doc/manpages/account-server.conf.5
@@ -102,8 +102,10 @@ adapted_logger. The default is empty.
 If set, log_udp_host will override log_address.
 .IP "\fBlog_udp_port\fR
 UDP log port, the default is 514.
-.IP \fBlog_statsd_host\fR = localhost
-log_statsd_*  enable StatsD logging.
+.IP \fBlog_statsd_host\fR
+StatsD server. IPv4/IPv6 addresses and hostnames are
+supported. If a hostname resolves to an IPv4 and IPv6 address, the IPv4
+address will be used.
 .IP \fBlog_statsd_port\fR
 The default is 8125.
 .IP \fBlog_statsd_default_sample_rate\fR
diff --git a/doc/manpages/container-server.conf.5 b/doc/manpages/container-server.conf.5
index d07e08cc7b..970fa18f2c 100644
--- a/doc/manpages/container-server.conf.5
+++ b/doc/manpages/container-server.conf.5
@@ -108,8 +108,10 @@ adapted_logger. The default is empty.
 If set, log_udp_host will override log_address.
 .IP "\fBlog_udp_port\fR
 UDP log port, the default is 514.
-.IP \fBlog_statsd_host\fR = localhost
-log_statsd_*  enable StatsD logging.
+.IP \fBlog_statsd_host\fR
+StatsD server. IPv4/IPv6 addresses and hostnames are
+supported. If a hostname resolves to an IPv4 and IPv6 address, the IPv4
+address will be used.
 .IP \fBlog_statsd_port\fR
 The default is 8125.
 .IP \fBlog_statsd_default_sample_rate\fR
diff --git a/doc/manpages/object-expirer.conf.5 b/doc/manpages/object-expirer.conf.5
index 2235358ee4..c8a47a45c1 100644
--- a/doc/manpages/object-expirer.conf.5
+++ b/doc/manpages/object-expirer.conf.5
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@ adapted_logger. The default is empty.
 If set, log_udp_host will override log_address.
 .IP "\fBlog_udp_port\fR
 UDP log port, the default is 514.
-.IP \fBlog_statsd_host\fR = localhost
-log_statsd_*  enable StatsD logging.
+.IP \fBlog_statsd_host\fR
+StatsD server. IPv4/IPv6 addresses and hostnames are
+supported. If a hostname resolves to an IPv4 and IPv6 address, the IPv4
+address will be used.
 .IP \fBlog_statsd_port\fR
 The default is 8125.
 .IP \fBlog_statsd_default_sample_rate\fR
diff --git a/doc/manpages/object-server.conf.5 b/doc/manpages/object-server.conf.5
index 82da8b1343..6e3dea7a09 100644
--- a/doc/manpages/object-server.conf.5
+++ b/doc/manpages/object-server.conf.5
@@ -111,8 +111,10 @@ adapted_logger. The default is empty.
 If set, log_udp_host will override log_address.
 .IP "\fBlog_udp_port\fR
 UDP log port, the default is 514.
-.IP \fBlog_statsd_host\fR = localhost
-log_statsd_*  enable StatsD logging.
+.IP \fBlog_statsd_host\fR
+StatsD server. IPv4/IPv6 addresses and hostnames are
+supported. If a hostname resolves to an IPv4 and IPv6 address, the IPv4
+address will be used.
 .IP \fBlog_statsd_port\fR
 The default is 8125.
 .IP \fBlog_statsd_default_sample_rate\fR
diff --git a/doc/manpages/proxy-server.conf.5 b/doc/manpages/proxy-server.conf.5
index 31ef194701..24e41aef84 100644
--- a/doc/manpages/proxy-server.conf.5
+++ b/doc/manpages/proxy-server.conf.5
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ adapted_logger. The default is empty.
 If set, log_udp_host will override log_address.
 .IP "\fBlog_udp_port\fR
 UDP log port, the default is 514.
-.IP \fBlog_statsd_host\fR = localhost
-log_statsd_*  enable StatsD logging.  IPv4/IPv6 addresses and hostnames are
-supported.  If a hostname resolves to an IPv4 and IPv6 address, the IPv4
+.IP \fBlog_statsd_host\fR
+StatsD server. IPv4/IPv6 addresses and hostnames are
+supported. If a hostname resolves to an IPv4 and IPv6 address, the IPv4
 address will be used.
 .IP \fBlog_statsd_port\fR
 The default is 8125.
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ This allows middleware higher in the WSGI pipeline to override auth
 processing, useful for middleware such as tempurl and formpost. If you know
 you're not going to use such middleware and you want a bit of extra security,
 you can set this to false.
-.IP \fBis_admin [DEPRECATED]\fR
-If is_admin is true, a user whose username is the same as the project name
+.IP \fBis_admin\fR
+[DEPRECATED] If is_admin is true, a user whose username is the same as the project name
 and who has any role on the project will have access rights elevated to be
 the same as if the user had an operator role. Note that the condition
 compares names rather than UUIDs. This option is deprecated.
@@ -668,7 +668,9 @@ unset.
 Default is 514.
 .IP \fBaccess_log_statsd_host\fR
 You can use log_statsd_* from [DEFAULT], or override them here.
-Default is localhost.
+StatsD server. IPv4/IPv6 addresses and hostnames are
+supported. If a hostname resolves to an IPv4 and IPv6 address, the IPv4
+address will be used.
 .IP \fBaccess_log_statsd_port\fR
 Default is 8125.
 .IP \fBaccess_log_statsd_default_sample_rate\fR
@@ -1003,8 +1005,8 @@ the number of seconds configured by timing_expiry. The default is 300.
 .IP \fBmax_large_object_get_time\fR
 The maximum time (seconds) that a large object connection is allowed to last. The default is 86400.
 .IP \fBrequest_node_count\fR
-Set to the number of nodes to contact for a normal request. You can use
-'* replicas' at the end to have it use the number given times the number of
+Set to the number of nodes to contact for a normal request. You can use '* replicas'
+at the end to have it use the number given times the number of
 replicas for the ring being used for the request. The default is '2 * replicas'.
 .IP \fBread_affinity\fR
 Which backend servers to prefer on reads. Format is r<N> for region