From: jgg <> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 06:08:40 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Changes to n-m greeting X-Git-Tag: debian_userdir-ldap_0-3-7~159 X-Git-Url: https://git.adam-barratt.org.uk/?p=mirror%2Fuserdir-ldap.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=ad21a77737bb5102ffe787fd4627454e565458b5 Changes to n-m greeting --- diff --git a/templates/welcome-message-800 b/templates/welcome-message-800 index bb9a600..827217a 100644 --- a/templates/welcome-message-800 +++ b/templates/welcome-message-800 @@ -25,20 +25,19 @@ 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 +forget the '&' character at the beginning of the line). Also, 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 . +add that address to your PGP/GPG key(s) (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"). +titled "Debian Developer's reference"). We suggest that you subscribe to debian-mentors@lists.debian.org. This list is for new maintainers who seek help with initial packaging @@ -62,32 +61,33 @@ You should have read these documents before working on your packages. 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 +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 bug tracking system. Project web -pages and CVS archives are hosted on va.debian.org. +pages and CVS archives are hosted on va.debian.org (aka cvs/www.debian.org). 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 the various Debian machines. -However, please be aware of the security implications of doing this. +or rlogin. Our LDAP directory is able to share ssh RSA 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. Finally, please take a minute to visit . Login using the password information appended to this email, and update your personal information. The information 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. +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. Welcome to the project!