On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 07:26:08PM +0200, poma wrote: > > largely because there's no explicit documentation on what the default > > configuration is on install. You have to read the config files and > > figure it out from the man pages, which suffer from the same fault as > > many such pages, i.e. they are written for people who already know how > > it all works and just need a reminder. One example: the term 'jail' is > > used without ever being defined, and in a way inconsistent with other > > uses in Linux such as 'root jail'. > > In the end I just had to add a simple jail.local file, but it took a > > while to discover that. > > Denyhosts was much easier IIRC. > Once you're done, make the instructions in the form of a examples, > put it in a patch and send upstream. If upstream doesn't pull propose > to downstream. If downstream doesn't pull, make a note here on the > list.
Yeah, this would be really helpful. Or even a blog post, or something on Ask Fedora or Unix & Linux Stackexchange. Another suggestion would be to file a Fedora bug to include a simple "README.fedora" explaining the default config as shipped + a simple quickstart. -- Matthew Miller <mat...@fedoraproject.org> Fedora Project Leader -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
