Subject: Re: FreeBSD User Management documentation
To: Hubert Feyrer <feyrer@cs.stevens.edu>
From: Liam J. Foy <liamfoy@sepulcrum.org>
List: netbsd-docs
Date: 11/03/2005 22:17:35
On 03:04, Thu 03 Nov 05, Hubert Feyrer wrote:
> On Wed, 2 Nov 2005, Liam J. Foy wrote:
> >Sure. Well, it'd be a completely new chapter. I would also remove:
> >
> >http://www.netbsd.org/guide/en/chap-2boot.html#chap-2boot-adding-users
> >
> >6.5. Adding users
> >6.6. Shadow passwords
> >
> >I'd then add the new documentation into:
> >
> >III. System configuration, administration and tuning
> 
> This sounds good!

Thanks.

> 
> Looking a bit closer, I actually think that the whole "6. The second boot" 
> chapter should be removed, as the mounting of CD-ROMs and floppies is 
> covered in 13. Using removable media", system shutdown and rebooting 
> should be in 5.10 "Rebooting the system".

I agree here. I have currently moved 6.7 into 5.10. Am thinking of
moving 6.1(dmesg) into 5 (first boot). What you think?

As for 6.4, am not too sure on what would be the best place.
 
> Maybe looking into the preparational steps for this would be a nice first 
> goal, before working on the user management chapter.
> 
> Please also make sure that the copyright on that material allows this (and 
> give proper attribution, as we do for the PAM section).
> 
> 
>  - Hubert

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		Liam J. Foy
		liamfoy@sepulcrum.org