[deployment-guide/comm-rel: 5/26] Modified the chapter introduction.

dsilas dsilas at fedoraproject.org
Mon Jun 21 11:41:57 UTC 2010


commit 98ff340b73d00afc30676870c707cbd3866139b1
Author: Jaromir Hradilek <jhradile at redhat.com>
Date:   Fri Jun 11 15:07:25 2010 +0200

    Modified the chapter introduction.

 en-US/Console_Access.xml |   29 +++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/en-US/Console_Access.xml b/en-US/Console_Access.xml
index ae354e0..4fb9e3c 100644
--- a/en-US/Console_Access.xml
+++ b/en-US/Console_Access.xml
@@ -1,22 +1,31 @@
 <?xml version='1.0'?>
 <!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
 ]>
-<chapter
-  id="ch-Console_Access">
+<chapter id="ch-Console_Access">
   <title>Console Access</title>
-  <para>When normal (non-root) users log into a computer locally, they are given two types of special permissions:</para>
-  <orderedlist
-    continuation="restarts"
-    inheritnum="ignore">
+  <para>When non-root users log into a computer locally, they are given two types of special permissions:</para>
+  <orderedlist>
     <listitem>
-      <para>They can run certain programs that they would otherwise be unable to run.</para>
+      <para>
+        <emphasis>They can run certain commands that they would otherwise be unable to run.</emphasis> By default, every user who logs in at the console is allowed to run selected commands that accomplish tasks normally restricted to the superuser only. These include <command>halt</command>, <command>poweroff</command>, and <command>reboot</command>. In graphical user interface, these actions are accessible from the <menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guimenuitem>Shut Down...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu option.
+      </para>
     </listitem>
     <listitem>
-      <para>They can access certain files (normally special device files used to access diskettes, CD-ROMs, and so on) that they would otherwise be unable to access.</para>
+      <para>
+        <emphasis>They can access certain files that they would othherwise be unable to access.</emphasis> This usually means special device files located in <filename class="directory">/dev</filename> that are used to access CD-ROM drives, USB media, etc.
+      </para>
+<!--
+      <para>
+        Since there are multiple consoles on a single computer and multiple users can be logged into the computer locally at the same time, one of the users has to essentially win the race to access the files. The first user to log in at the console owns those files. Once the first user logs out, the next user who logs in owns the files.
+      </para>
+-->
     </listitem>
   </orderedlist>
-  <para>Since there are multiple consoles on a single computer and multiple users can be logged into the computer locally at the same time, one of the users has to essentially win the race to access the files. The first user to log in at the console owns those files. Once the first user logs out, the next user who logs in owns the files.</para>
-  <para>In contrast, <emphasis>every</emphasis> user who logs in at the console is allowed to run programs that accomplish tasks normally restricted to the root user. If X is running, these actions can be included as menu items in a graphical user interface. As shipped, these console-accessible programs include <command>halt</command>, <command>poweroff</command>, and <command>reboot</command>.</para>
+  <para>
+    Note that in order to perform actions described in this chapter, you have to be logged in as a superuser: 
+  </para>
+  <screen>~]$ <command>su -</command>
+Password: </screen>
   <section
     id="s1-access-console-ctrlaltdel">
     <title>Disabling Shutdown Via <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap>


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