X-Git-Url: https://git.adam-barratt.org.uk/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=templates%2Fwelcome-message-800;h=c49be41342b87b3ec4be92f5da8c30b66f1ae810;hb=9ff36bb82b8c680b11c0e14069d66d47aab76a7b;hp=ea8768670e213facaba53f317c7998d709d0fb6e;hpb=c50d88536a4feb3087d1aa802e110250cb2861fc;p=mirror%2Fuserdir-ldap.git diff --git a/templates/welcome-message-800 b/templates/welcome-message-800 index ea87686..c49be41 100644 --- a/templates/welcome-message-800 +++ b/templates/welcome-message-800 @@ -1,88 +1,114 @@ To: "__REALNAME__" <__EMAIL__> From: __WHOAMI__ Subject: New Debian maintainer __REALNAME__ -Cc: new-maintainer@debian.org -Reply-To: new-maintainer@debian.org +Cc: da-manager@debian.org +Reply-To: da-manager@debian.org Date: __DATE__ User-Agent: nm-create script run by __WHOAMI__ -[ This is a long (automatically-generated) mail, but it contains - important information, please read it all carefully. ] +[ This is a long mail with important information, so please read it all + carefully. ] Dear __REALNAME__! -An account has been created for you on master.debian.org and -va.debian.org with username '__LOGIN__'. The password for this -account can be found encrypted with your PGP key and appended to this -message. +Your account '__LOGIN__' has just been created in the central ldap +database of the Debian project. Please note that it needs a bit of time +until this information is synced with all developer-accessible machines, +you should be able to login or upload packages after about 30-60 minutes. +The password for this account can be found appended to this message, +encrypted with your GPG key. +Email sent to <__LOGIN__@debian.org> will be forwarded to <__EMAIL__>, +to change this visit . + +You now have access to various project machines, for a list of them take +a look at . +Please remember that you accepted the Debian Machine Usage Policy in +your NM-process (available at ). + +If you need additional software installed on one of the machines (either +in the host system or a chroot environment) please contact +debian-admin@lists.debian.org, but keep in mind that not all software is +available on all architectures. The chroot environments can be +entered with the 'dchroot' command, take a look at the list of machines +to know which one has chroots available for you. + +You need to use ssh to log into the machines, telnet and rlogin are +disabled for security reasons. The LDAP directory is able to share RSA +ssh keys among machines, please see +Otherwise when you first login a ~/.ssh directory will be created with +the appropriate permissions. Please be aware of the security +implications of using RSA authentication and ssh agents. + +To give you a quick overview here is a list of the most important +machines from the project you can access. First there is +ftp-master.debian.org, sometimes known as newraff. It is our main +archive server and the place where you upload your packages. It is +restricted, so you can only upload with anonymous FTP, a tool like dput +or dupload can aid this process. +The Projects web pages, CVS archive, the main shell server and various +other stuff is located on gluck.debian.org. This machine is also reachable as +{cvs,people,www}.debian.org. If you want your own Debian related site to +appear behind then put it at +this machine in the directory ~/public_html/. + + +There is one developer-only mailing list, debian-private. You have been +subscribed to this list as <__PRIVATE__>, please respect the privacy of +this list and don't forward mail from it elsewhere. +This subscription, and a lot of other data like your private +information, can be changed at the webinterface available behind +, just login with the password information +appended to this email. +The information stored here is used to maintain your accounts on various +Debian machines, and also to allow other developers and general users to +find out more about you. Many of the fields are only visible to other +registered Debian developers. This is also the only way to change your +password. The passwd program does not yet work. + + +Before we go on with other important information lets remember the most +important documents from the NM process. That you now got you account +doesn't mean to stop reading and checking them whenever you do packaging +or other Debian related work. + + o The Debian Social Contract + + + o The Debian Policy Manual + + + o The Debian Developer's reference + + +You can find much more information useful to developers at +. + +Also, please subscribe to the mailing list debian-devel-announce, if you +haven't done so already. -You have been subscribed to the debian-private mailing list as -<__PRIVATE__> (you should receive seperate confirmation of this from -smartlist). Please respect the privacy of that list and don't forward -mail from it elsewhere. E-mail to <__LOGIN__@debian.org> will be -forwarded to <__EMAIL__>. To change this, edit the file '.qmail' in -your home directory on master to point to the new address (don't -forget the '&' character at the beginning of the line). Please -subscribe to debian-devel-announce, if you haven't done so already. We strongly suggest that you use your __LOGIN__@debian.org address for the maintainer field in your packages, because that one will be valid as long as you are a Debian developer, even if you change jobs, leave -university or change Internet Service providers. If you do so, please -add that address to your PGP key (using `pgp -ke "YOUR USER ID"'), if -you have one, and your GnuPG key (using `gpg --edit-key "YOUR USER ID"') -and send it to . - -You can find more information useful to developers at - (in particular, see the subsection -titled "Debian Developer's reference"). +university or change Internet Service providers. If you do so, please +add that address to your PGP/GPG key(s) (using `gpg --edit-key "YOUR +USER ID"') and send it to the keyring server at keyring.debian.org +with `gpg --keyserver keyring.debian.org --send-keys "YOUR USER ID"'. We suggest that you subscribe to debian-mentors@lists.debian.org. This list is for new maintainers who seek help with initial packaging and other developer-related issues. Those who prefer one-on-one help can also post to the list, and an experienced developer may volunteer to help you. You can get online help on IRC, too, if you join the -channel #debian-devel on irc.debian.org. Take a look at the support -section on www.debian.org in order to find out more information. - -You should have read these documents before working on your packages. - - o The Debian Social Contract - - - o The Debian Policy Manual - - - o The Debian Packaging Manual - +channel #debian-devel or #debian-mentors on irc.debian.org. Take a look +at the support section on www.debian.org in order to find out more +information. If you have some spare time and want to contribute it to Debian you may wish to take a look at the "Work-Needing and Prospective Packages -for Debian GNU/Linux" also known as WNPP that can be found at - - -If you plan to make a Debian package from a not yet packaged piece of -software you *must* announce your intention on the debian-devel mailing -list to make sure nobody else is working on them. - -The machine master.debian.org is our main archive server. Every -uploaded package finds it's way there (except for Packages covered by -US crypto laws which go to non-us.debian.org) eventually. That -machine is also the home of our web pages and our bug tracking system. -The second machine va.debian.org is supposed to take over some of the -work master does. - -Both machines were sponsored by companies (Novare Inc. for master and -VA Linux Systems for va). Please don't over-stress them and use your -accounts carefully. - -You should use ssh to log into the machines instead of regular telnet -or rlogin. We have installed ~/.ssh directories and authorized_keys -files with appropriate permissions on both machines. If you want to -ssh to them without typing the password, run ssh-keygen on your -machine and add the contents of ~/.ssh/identity.pub into the -authorized_keys files in ~/.ssh on master and va. But please be aware -of the security implications of doing this. +for Debian GNU/Linux", also known as WNPP, that can be found at +. + Welcome to the project!