svn commit: r44906 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall
Dru Lavigne
dru at FreeBSD.org
Thu May 22 12:54:22 UTC 2014
Author: dru
Date: Thu May 22 12:54:22 2014
New Revision: 44906
URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/44906
Log:
Editorial review of some more post-install config screens.
More commits to come.
Sponsored by: iXsystems
Modified:
head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml
Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml
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--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml Thu May 22 10:45:36 2014 (r44905)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml Thu May 22 12:54:22 2014 (r44906)
@@ -2135,13 +2135,10 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
<sect2 xml:id="bsdinstall-timezone">
<title>Setting the Time Zone</title>
- <para>Setting the time zone for the machine will allow it to
- automatically correct for any regional time changes and
- perform other time zone related functions properly.</para>
-
- <para>The example shown is for a machine located in the Eastern
- time zone of the United States. The selections will vary
- according to the geographical location.</para>
+ <para>The next menu asks if the system clock
+ uses <acronym>UTC</acronym> or local time. When in doubt, select
+ <guibutton>[ No ]</guibutton> to choose the more
+ commonly-used local time.</para>
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-local-utc">
<title>Select Local or UTC Clock</title>
@@ -2154,13 +2151,16 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
</mediaobject>
</figure>
- <para>Select <guibutton>[ Yes ]</guibutton>
- or <guibutton>[ No ]</guibutton> according to how
- the machine's clock is configured and press
- <keycap>Enter</keycap>. If it is not known whether the system
- uses UTC or local time, select
- <guibutton>[ No ]</guibutton> to choose the more
- commonly-used local time.</para>
+ <para>The next series of menus are used to determine the
+ correct local time by selecting the geographic region, country,
+ and time zone. Setting the time zone allows the system to
+ automatically correct for regional time changes, such as
+ daylight savings time, and
+ perform other time zone related functions properly.</para>
+
+ <para>The example shown here is for a machine located in the Eastern
+ time zone of the United States. The selections will vary
+ according to the geographical location.</para>
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-timezone-region">
<title>Select a Region</title>
@@ -2215,15 +2215,17 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
</figure>
<para>Confirm the abbreviation for the time zone is correct. If
- it looks okay, press <keycap>Enter</keycap> to continue with
+ it is, press <keycap>Enter</keycap> to continue with
the post-installation configuration.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 xml:id="bsdinstall-sysconf">
- <title>Selecting Services to Enable</title>
+ <title>Enabling Services</title>
- <para>Additional system services which will be started at boot
- can be enabled. All of these services are optional.</para>
+ <para>The next menu is used to configure which system services
+ will be started whenever the system boots.
+ All of these services are optional. Only start the services
+ that are needed for the system to function.</para>
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-config-serv">
<title>Selecting Additional Services to Enable</title>
@@ -2236,24 +2238,30 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
</mediaobject>
</figure>
- <itemizedlist>
- <title>Additional Services</title>
+ <para>Here is a summary of the services which can be enabled in
+ this menu:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para><literal>sshd</literal> - Secure Shell
- (<acronym>SSH</acronym>) daemon for secure remote
- access.</para>
+ <para><literal>sshd</literal> - The Secure Shell
+ (<acronym>SSH</acronym>) daemon is used to remotely
+ access a system over an encrypted connection. Only enable
+ this service if the system should be available for remote
+ logins.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><literal>moused</literal> - Provides mouse usage
- within the system console.</para>
+ <para><literal>moused</literal> - Enable this service if the
+ mouse will be used from the command-line system
+ console.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><literal>ntpd</literal> - Network Time Protocol
+ <para><literal>ntpd</literal> - The Network Time Protocol
(<acronym>NTP</acronym>) daemon for automatic clock
- synchronization.</para>
+ synchronization. Enable this service if there is a
+ &windows;, Kerberos, or <acronym>LDAP</acronym> server on
+ the network.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -2266,13 +2274,10 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID
<sect2 xml:id="bsdinstall-crashdump">
<title>Enabling Crash Dumps</title>
- <para><application>bsdinstall</application> will prompt if crash
- dumps should be enabled on the target system. Enabling crash
- dumps can be very useful in debugging issues with the system,
- so users are encouraged to enable crash dumps whenever
- possible. Select <guibutton>[ Yes ]</guibutton> to
- enable crash dumps, or <guibutton>[ No ]</guibutton>
- to proceed without crash dumps enabled.</para>
+ <para>The next menu is used to configure whether or not crash
+ dumps should be enabled. Enabling crash
+ dumps can be useful in debugging issues with the system,
+ so users are encouraged to enable crash dumps.</para>
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-config-crashdump">
<title>Enabling Crash Dumps</title>
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