Feedback on my first post

Karl Larsen k5di at zianet.com
Sat Dec 22 21:46:31 UTC 2007


Paul W. Frields wrote:
> On Sat, 2007-12-22 at 14:20 -0700, Karl Larsen wrote:
>   
>> Sudheer Satyanarayana wrote:
>>     
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I posted draft content to Apache Web Server under the "How to 
>>> configure multiple domains on same host" section. This is the first 
>>> time I added content to the Wiki. I would like to hear your feedback 
>>> on the same.
>>>
>>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Drafts/AdministrationGuide/Servers/WebServer 
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>     I liked what you have but suggest a few changes. Rather than the 
>> su-c command replace that with the words " using a root terminal do 
>> these things". Most people know how to do that with su - . I was 
>> confused by your referance listing. I thought it should be better defined.
>>
>>     I subscribed to your page and will watch it grow. It is much needed.
>>     
>
> Actually, 'su -c' is the recommended usage for our guides.  That usage
> works at any terminal and thus one need not insert additional references
> to how to get a root shell.
>
>   
    Well that is new for Fedora docs. I have lots of Red Hat docs from 
way back and they all use the "in a root terminal" as standard. I agree 
su -c is a working way but it is also a pain-in-the-ass if you have a 
good root password :-)

Karl


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