Bug 908135 - Inconsistent use of $ and # for command prompts
Summary: Inconsistent use of $ and # for command prompts
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Update Infrastructure for Cloud Providers
Classification: Red Hat
Component: Documentation
Version: 2.1.1
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
low
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
: 2.1.2
Assignee: Julie
QA Contact: Dan Macpherson
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-02-06 01:10 UTC by Dan Macpherson
Modified: 2016-02-18 05:39 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
In the documentation, there were inconsistent use of command prompts ('$' or '#'). This bug fix updates the Installation Guide and Administration Guide to use '#' (superuser) throughout the documentation.
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Environment:
Last Closed: 2013-04-23 11:41:31 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2013:0767 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Red Hat Update Infrastructure 2.1.2 bug fix update 2013-04-23 15:40:53 UTC

Description Dan Macpherson 2013-02-06 01:10:34 UTC
Some of the command prompts in examples are using $ and some are using #, even in the same procedures.

Need to decide on which to use: either a normal user ($) or a superuser ($). Then apply to the entire book.

See Procedure 11.1. Updating Red Hat Update Infrastructure for an example:
http://documentation-devel.engineering.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Update_Infrastructure/2.1/html/Administration_Guide/chap-Administration_Guide-Updating_Red_Hat_Update_Infrastructure.html

Note that in the procedure above, step 9 includes two service commands run as a normal user. Not only is this inconsistent, but this also won't work as superuser privileges are required to run service commands.

Comment 1 Dan Macpherson 2013-02-06 01:12:26 UTC
> Need to decide on which to use: either a normal user ($) or a superuser ($). Then apply to the entire book.

That should be normal user ($) or superuser (#)

Comment 5 Dan Macpherson 2013-03-04 05:14:39 UTC
Verified $ has been removed in Administration Guide.

Some instances of $ for prompt still in Installation Guide. We'll rectify for 2.1.2

Comment 6 Dan Macpherson 2013-03-25 05:28:01 UTC
Verified $ changed to # in Installation Guide.

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2013-04-23 11:41:31 UTC
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-0767.html


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