LucidServerGuide

  • Launchpad Entry: lucid-serverguide

  • Created: 10 November 2009

  • Contributors: Ubuntu Doc Team

  • Packages affected: ubuntu-serverguide

Summary

Gather and confirm ideas on additions and updates for the Server Guide during the Ubuntu 10.04 release cycle.

Release Note

TBD

Rationale

A significant amount of problems with any computer system can be solved with good documentation. To that end having relevant and up to date documentation for the Ubuntu Server Edition is a worthwhile venture.

Use Cases

Documentation shipped with Ubuntu Server Edition in the ubuntu-serverguide package. Also, the content is available on the help.ubuntu.com web site.

Assumptions

Server admins are reading the Server Guide.

Design

Implementation

Confirm or add to the proposed list of ideas gathered on the ServerTeam/IdeaPool page. Then document the confirmed subjects in DocBook format. Also, updating any relevant pages in the community wiki.

Test/Demo Plan

Read through the Server Guide, and report bugs on any issues with the guide. Issues will include grammar errors, spelling errors, command errors, application/package names, path names, etc.

Unresolved issues

BoF agenda and discussion

  • Fix issues with LDAP section.
    • Multiple bugs with the Replication Section.
    • Make sure instructions are as clear as possible.
  • Clustering
    • Better document the Ubuntu cluster stack.
  • Credential caching for LDAP and Kerberos client authentication.
  • Power management
    • wakeonlan
    • pmsuspend
    • pmhibertnate
  • Dynamic DNS updates via DHCP.
  • Bug Fixes
  • Updates to custom developed apps.
    • ufw
    • vmbuilder
  • Section updates.
    • New versions, new commands, etc.
  • Mail Section
    • Better document the dovecot-postfix package.
    • Merge Dovecot section with Postfix.
  • Improve Eucalyptus and OpenNebula sections.

  • Merge UEC documentation with the Server Guide.
  • Upgrading from an EOL release.
  • Instructions for virtio disks.


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LucidServerGuide (last edited 2009-11-10 19:17:26 by cOn75)