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[Bug 450331] New: lack of documentation on restoring from bare-metal (UUID problem)
by Red Hat Bugzilla 03 Apr '13

03 Apr '13

Please do not reply directly to this email. All additional comments should be made in the comments box of this bug report. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=450331 Summary: lack of documentation on restoring from bare-metal (UUID problem) Product: Fedora Documentation Version: devel Platform: All OS/Version: Linux Status: NEW Severity: low Priority: low Component: docs-requests AssignedTo: kwade(a)redhat.com ReportedBy: czar(a)acm.org QAContact: stickster(a)gmail.com CC: fedora-docs-list(a)redhat.com Description of problem: ref: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=449299 There is a lack of documentation on restoring a system from bare metal. I have found (see reference) that restore the root ("/") is not as simple as as just executing the restore command when running in rescue mode. With the current emphasis being place on use of UUIDs in both Fedora and RHEL, the whole business of UUIDs need to be better documented. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora 9 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.

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[Fedora Release Notes] #29: Remove whitespace trigger ugly PDF formatting
by fedora-badges 02 May '09

02 May '09

#29: Remove whitespace trigger ugly PDF formatting ---------------------+------------------------------------------------------ Reporter: quaid | Owner: quaid Type: task | Status: new Priority: major | Milestone: RC-ready Component: Content | Version: 10 Keywords: | ---------------------+------------------------------------------------------ Just in case we cannot get this fixed in the PDF toolchain, we need to remove all the leading whitespace for tags that display CDATA or other content verbatim. This could be done as part of a general run of a tool such as docbook-lint or xmlformat. Before doing that, we need to assess the risk of the tool chaining line numbers and causing translation stats to go fuzzy. -- Ticket URL: <https://fedorahosted.org/release-notes/ticket/29> Fedora Release Notes <https://fedorahosted.org/release-notes/> Fedora Release Notes

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[Fedora Release Notes] #30: Links to Feature pages for all features discussed
by fedora-badges 02 May '09

02 May '09

#30: Links to Feature pages for all features discussed ---------------------+------------------------------------------------------ Reporter: quaid | Owner: quaid Type: task | Status: new Priority: major | Milestone: PR-ready Component: Content | Version: 10 Keywords: | ---------------------+------------------------------------------------------ ... even the features that weren't complete but still have useful content. We were inconsistent with this. Hopefully we can just tag a <para><ulink/></para> block on the end without disturbing the l10n stats. -- Ticket URL: <https://fedorahosted.org/release-notes/ticket/30> Fedora Release Notes <https://fedorahosted.org/release-notes/> Fedora Release Notes

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lead writer - you?
by Karsten Wade 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

We could use someone to take full responsibility for the start to publish for each of these guides, ongoing for now and possibly future releases: * Release Notes * Installation Guide * Packaging Guide * User Guide Interested? Want to hear more? There are a few more out there (Virtualization Guide, RPM Guide) that could be picked up as well. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs_Project_content_tasks_for_experienced_c… - Karsten -- Karsten Wade, Community Gardener Dev Fu : http://developer.redhatmagazine.com Fedora : http://quaid.fedorapeople.org gpg key : AD0E0C41

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Self-introduction
by Justin G. Mitchell 21 Nov '08

21 Nov '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello all! My name is Justin Mitchell and I'm interested in helping with the Fedora Docs project. I made the permanent switch back to Fedora and open source software at the begin of this year after having Vista eat my computer and using a variety of open source tools to recover data and do my job that closed source tools couldn't do. By day I'm a security engineer, using Fedora in a Windows environment and just had to have tools that are reliable. I admit I still use XP running in VMware, but that is more for Visio than anything else. This is the first time I have ever joined an open source project in any way at all. Usually, I'd just download my software, use it and not give back. I figure it's time to change things and start contributing to a product I love and recommend to others. Justin What other projects or writing have you worked on in the past? This is my first project I have contributed to officially. I have created documentation for end-users at my job as a systems administrator. What level and type of computer skills do you have? I'm pretty much a power user (or at least like to think of myself as one). I run fedora 9 as my primary desktop and use it to manage a Windows-based server enivronment and Cisco equipment. I have my MCSA Messenging 2003 and my CCSP. I love new challenges and sharing my knowledge with others. What other skills do you have that might be applicable? User interface design, other so-called soft skills (people skills), programming, etc. I have a lot of experience supporting end-users and explaining things in a way that makes it easy for non-technical people to understand. I've studied graphic design, and have experience with most professional tools. What makes you an excellent match for the project? At this point I have been using open source software on and off since Red Hat 5 and am eager to start giving back to the community that has created such a wonderful product and help others just starting out with it. pub 1024D/3C989C7A 2008-05-29 Key fingerprint = 743B 1E97 BDBF 4912 897B 8AD9 C101 316F 3C98 9C7A uid Justin Grahm Mitchell uid [jpeg image of size 3621] sub 2048g/2B5B0D69 2008-05-29 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: http://getfiregpg.org iEYEARECAAYFAkj1CGUACgkQwQExbzyYnHrq7QCdHvF1QWP7o2dRIsqirJ8lFpEf omsAnROL3CvA9Rjg1gyK8MJcJKlLYPTc =qNtT -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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[Fedora Release Notes] #32: Probable typos in the F10 preview release notes
by fedora-badges 04 Nov '08

04 Nov '08

#32: Probable typos in the F10 preview release notes ---------------------+------------------------------------------------------ Reporter: runab | Owner: quaid Type: defect | Status: new Priority: minor | Milestone: Component: Content | Version: 10 Keywords: | ---------------------+------------------------------------------------------ The following strings probably contain some minor typos: string # 43: "All of the packages from a DVD install can occupy over 9 GB of disk space. The final install size is determined by the installing spin and the packages selected during installation. Additional disk space is required during installation to support the installation environment. The additional disk space corresponds to the size of /Fedora/base/stage2.img plus the size of the files in /var/lib/rpm on the installed system." probable correction: "filename" tags missing for "/Fedora/base/stage2.img" and "/var/lib/rpm". Ref: string 32 and 321 string # 437: "There is no support for Xen or kdump for the PowerPC architecture in Fedora. 32-bit PowerPC does still have a separate SMP kernel." probable correction: "32-bit PowerPC does still have a separate SMP kernel." => "32-bit PowerPC still has a separate SMP kernel." string # 581: "indhi" => should be "Sindhi" string # 993: "<ulink url=\"http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ThomasCanniot\"> ThomasCanniot</ ulink> (translator - French)" correction: A space missing between "Thomas" and "Canniot" Thanks Runa -- Ticket URL: <https://fedorahosted.org/release-notes/ticket/32> Fedora Release Notes <https://fedorahosted.org/release-notes/> Fedora Release Notes

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[Fedora Release Notes] #31: Internal communication included in the notes released for translation
by fedora-badges 04 Nov '08

04 Nov '08

#31: Internal communication included in the notes released for translation ---------------------+------------------------------------------------------ Reporter: runab | Owner: quaid Type: defect | Status: new Priority: minor | Milestone: Component: Content | Version: 10 Keywords: | ---------------------+------------------------------------------------------ The following messages in the release notes look like internal communication between writers: string # 286: "Content pulled from wiki; changes to match Publican; cruft removed" string # 292: "Content changes for Publican 0.37 compatibility" string # 296: "Revised for Publican compatibility" string # 297: "These Notes are Placeholders" string # 365: "This list is automatically generated. It is not a good choice for translation." string # 932: "This content not updated until after Preview Release occurs." string # 933: "We need to finish writing and translating the notes to know who has worked on them." Thanks Runa -- Ticket URL: <https://fedorahosted.org/release-notes/ticket/31> Fedora Release Notes <https://fedorahosted.org/release-notes/> Fedora Release Notes

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Cute titles
by Paul W. Frields 01 Nov '08

01 Nov '08

The Release Notes titles are cute and all, but in a couple cases may be a little arch ("Are There Hideous Bugs and Terrible Tigers") for final release. Can we change them in those cases to something that's easier for translators and readers? Paul

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[Fedora Release Notes] #33: Issues in AGPBeta#Scheduling_Tasks
by fedora-badges 01 Nov '08

01 Nov '08

#33: Issues in AGPBeta#Scheduling_Tasks -------------------------+-------------------------------------------------- Reporter: amani | Owner: quaid Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: minor | Milestone: Component: Content | Version: 10 Keywords: | -------------------------+-------------------------------------------------- In https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Drafts/AGBeta#Scheduling_Tasks and https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Drafts/AGBeta/Cron no GUI tools are mentioned. Sysadmins need not necessarily use CLI tools and in actual practice it is compulsory that they know. So maybe the 'Additional Information' is in need of improvement.. But the doc seems to be 'ready for editing' (?) The first line "Fedora provides a cron facility for tasks scheduling...." sounds odd. 'cron' is installed in the same way as in many other distros. Is the cron daemon a 'cron facility'? It should be rectified to something like "The 'cron' daemon is the default CLI utility for scheduling tasks". -- Ticket URL: <https://fedorahosted.org/release-notes/ticket/33> Fedora Release Notes <https://fedorahosted.org/release-notes/> Fedora Release Notes

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Questions on 'sys admin guide'
by A. Mani 01 Nov '08

01 Nov '08

In https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Drafts/AGBeta#Scheduling_Tasks and https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Drafts/AGBeta/Cron no GUI tools are mentioned. Sysadmins need not necessarily use CLI tools and in actual practice it is compulsory that they know. So maybe the 'Additional Information' is in need of improvement.. But the doc seems to be 'ready for editing' (?) The first line "Fedora provides a cron facility for tasks scheduling...." sounds odd. 'cron' is installed in the same way as in many other distros. Is the cron daemon a 'cron facility'? It should be rectified to something like "The 'cron' daemon is the default CLI utility for scheduling tasks". Best A. Mani -- A. Mani Member, Cal. Math. Soc

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