Section 1.1 "adjusts the clock on your computer's BIOS (Basic Input Output System)" Technically incorrect. BIOS is a *program* responsible for booting, providing basic services and offering the Setup inteface. The real time is stored in a real-time-clock chip, which is usually (but also techincally incorrectly ;-) referred to as CMOS. Nowadays, this "chip" is probably integrated in the chipset somewhere. Section 16.8 Instead of select image, 'e', select kernel, 'e', edit, Enter, 'b' it is enouth to select image, 'a', edit, Enter (this is a RHL-specific feature IIRC). Section 16.9 This works only when logged in as root. Appendix E "Ctrl-L" clears the terminal only in bash. In most text-mode applications, Ctrl-L means "redraw the screen", usually because it was corrupted by a 'write', 'talk' or something like that.
Thank you for your report. I am investigating your findings and will report back shortly.
Thank you for your patience. Here are the results of my findings: 1) Since the system clock is adjustable in the BIOS, the text was aiming to give some contrast to time and date configuration to illustrate the ease of using the 'Time and Date' function in the Setup Agent rather than entering BIOS setup to do it. I will amend the text to read "The Setup Agent allows you to manually adjust the date and time for your system" to alleviate any confusion for new users. 2) You make an excellent point. Not only does your method involve fewer steps, it feels much safer (and less invasive) for a user to append an argument rather than edit an entire line. This section will be rewritten and made available in the next release. 3) The steps are for changing a user account password, not 'root' password. 4)For the purposes of clearing the Red Hat Linux default shell environment, this shortcut is valid. Since it is written in such a way as to preclude using the shortcut while running an application within the terminal, I believe the text should stand as it is. I thank you again for your report and suggestions. I am considering this bug closed but if you disagree with any of my findings, you may reopen this bug at your leisure :)
Hello, Ah, we have NEXTRELEASE now. Nice. I'd like to point out that in 16.9 (the 3) ), the heading is: I *forgot* or want to change my user account password. The forgot part requires logging in as root. And BTW, package usermode-gtk (installed by default) has a GUI password changing frontend. (Settings/Password?) Thanks. BTW, Re: that "patience": In my experience, documentation bugs are responded to far quicker than code bugs. Great work!
Actually, it is in the GNOME panel Main Menu => Preferences => Password. And, you're right; the graphical method should be documented as well as the terminal method. Thank you for the suggestion; it will be incorporated in the NEXTRELEASE (FYI, our documentation technical lead tfox suggested that new resolution for bugzilla :) I will also add instructions to log in as root to change a forgotten user password. We should be so lucky to have more bug reports like yours :) Thank you very much for your feedback and for the compliments.