summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/docs/html/postinstall-check.html
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorbarnboy%trilobyte.net <>2001-04-25 16:11:45 +0200
committerbarnboy%trilobyte.net <>2001-04-25 16:11:45 +0200
commit2d4d7c92bfb4ce18e4413b1e66f30bd62a44e6ff (patch)
treea2d82b3f59cc18d708502912933cb5689fc619fd /docs/html/postinstall-check.html
parent064f6ba69bb6e46e41427cfbccb7a6839e75110e (diff)
downloadbugzilla-2d4d7c92bfb4ce18e4413b1e66f30bd62a44e6ff.tar.gz
bugzilla-2d4d7c92bfb4ce18e4413b1e66f30bd62a44e6ff.tar.xz
Updated Bugzilla Guide and README to fix bug 76156, bug 76841, and bug 26242.
The README is now gutted, pointers to Guide. Also some new sections added, old ones fixed, and notes appended to deprecated sections I've not yet had the heart to remove.
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/html/postinstall-check.html')
-rw-r--r--docs/html/postinstall-check.html43
1 files changed, 32 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/docs/html/postinstall-check.html b/docs/html/postinstall-check.html
index aa5207795..2ab4a39ce 100644
--- a/docs/html/postinstall-check.html
+++ b/docs/html/postinstall-check.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
>Post-Installation Checklist</TITLE
><META
NAME="GENERATOR"
-CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.61
+CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.64
"><LINK
REL="HOME"
TITLE="The Bugzilla Guide"
@@ -86,6 +86,17 @@ CLASS="PROCEDURE"
TYPE="1"
><LI
><P
+> Bring up "editparams.cgi" in your web browser. For instance, to edit parameters
+ at mozilla.org, the URL would be <A
+HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/editparams.cgi"
+TARGET="_top"
+> http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/editparams.cgi</A
+>, also available under the "edit parameters"
+ link on your query page.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
> Set "maintainer" to <EM
>your</EM
> email address.
@@ -115,7 +126,7 @@ TYPE="1"
></LI
><LI
><P
-> Set "usebuggroupsentry" to "1" if you want to be able to restrict access to products.
+> Set "usebuggroupsentry" to "1" if you want to restrict access to products.
Once again, if you are simply testing your installation, I suggest against
turning this parameter on; the strict security checking may stop you from
being able to modify your new entries.
@@ -152,14 +163,16 @@ CLASS="NOTE"
attempting to commit a change to the database.
</P
><P
-> If you use the "shadowdb" option, it is only natural that you should turn the "queryagainstshadowdb"
+> If you use the "shadowdb" option,
+ it is only natural that you should turn the "queryagainstshadowdb"
option "On" as well. Otherwise you are replicating data into a shadow database for no reason!
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> If you have custom logos or HTML you must put in place to fit within your site design guidelines,
- place the code in the "headerhtml", "footerhtml", "errorhtml", "bannerhtml", or "blurbhtml" text boxes.
+ place the code in the "headerhtml", "footerhtml", "errorhtml",
+ "bannerhtml", or "blurbhtml" text boxes.
<DIV
CLASS="NOTE"
><BLOCKQUOTE
@@ -167,10 +180,12 @@ CLASS="NOTE"
><P
><B
>Note: </B
-> The "headerhtml" text box is the HTML printed out <EM
+> The "headerhtml" text box is the HTML printed out
+ <EM
>before</EM
> any other code on the page.
- If you have a special banner, put the code for it in "bannerhtml". You may want to leave these
+ If you have a special banner, put the code for it in "bannerhtml".
+ You may want to leave these
settings at the defaults initially.
</P
></BLOCKQUOTE
@@ -187,27 +202,33 @@ CLASS="NOTE"
></LI
><LI
><P
-> Set "newemailtech" to "on". Your users will thank you. This is the default in the post-2.12 world.
+> Ensure "newemailtech" is "on".
+ Your users will thank you. This is the default in the post-2.12 world, and is
+ only an issue if you are upgrading.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> Do you want to use the qa contact ("useqacontact") and status whiteboard ("usestatuswhiteboard") fields?
- These fields are useful because they allow for more flexibility, particularly when you have an existing
+> Do you want to use the qa contact ("useqacontact")
+ and status whiteboard ("usestatuswhiteboard") fields?
+ These fields are useful because they allow for more flexibility,
+ particularly when you have an existing
Quality Assurance and/or Release Engineering team,
but they may not be needed for smaller installations.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> Set "whinedays" to the amount of days you want to let bugs go in the "New" or "Reopened" state before
+> Set "whinedays" to the amount of days you want to let bugs go
+ in the "New" or "Reopened" state before
notifying people they have untouched new bugs. If you do not plan to use this feature, simply do
not set up the whining cron job described in the README, or set this value to "0".
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> Set the "commenton" options according to your site policy. It is a wise idea to require comments when users
+> Set the "commenton" options according to your site policy.
+ It is a wise idea to require comments when users
resolve, reassign, or reopen bugs.
<DIV
CLASS="NOTE"