On Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 09:32:22PM -0400, Matthew Daniels wrote: > I'm pretty happy with the original proposal. The prompt character makes > sense if you're copying and pasting console output to demonstrate a > point, but if you're advising a person to execute a command, the prompt > isn't necessary. The idea that it should be in a prompt is relayed > through context. I agree. However, we shouldn't have users scratching their heads about what's run by root and what's not. Instead, use the following text: ''' To restart the iptables firewall, run the following command. Provide the password for the root account at the prompt. su -c '/sbin/service iptables restart' ''' Note that the su command removes the need for the user to look for niggling prompt details. It also clarifies that the user should expect a prompt for the root password. -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ irc.freenode.net: stickster @ #fedora-docs, #fedora-devel, #fredlug
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