On 13.10.2016 08:54, Martin Basti wrote: > > > On 12.10.2016 19:56, Petr Spacek wrote: >> Hello FreeIPA developers, >> >> looking at freeipa-users mailing list, a lot of questions could be answered >> by >> just quick glance to the docs. >> >> I wonder if we should add links HTML version of docs on access.redhat.com to >> the messages generated by the code. >> >> If we really want, we can make these platform-specific, but I would not even >> bother with it. Fedora & CentOS & RHEL users end up on the very same page, >> only the way how then find it is different (mailing list vs. Google vs. paid >> support). >> >> >> Examples: >> >> a) Installation without DNS could end up with message like this: >> Do not forget to finish post-installation steps listed on >> https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Linux_Domain_Identity_Authentication_and_Policy_Guide/install-server.html#install-server-without-dns >> >> >> >> b) Failed connection check could print link to >> https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Linux_Domain_Identity_Authentication_and_Policy_Guide/installing-ipa.html#prereq-ports >> >> >> >> c) Failed DNS check could mention link >> https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Linux_Domain_Identity_Authentication_and_Policy_Guide/installing-ipa.html#dns-reqs >> >> >> >> d) Failed attempt to find AD DC could print a link to: >> https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Windows_Integration_Guide/trust-requirements.html#dns-realm-settings >> >> >> etc. >> >> What do you think about this? >> > > I'm afraid that those links can change over time, so we have to check them > regularly otherwise we may end up with links pointing to nowhere.
This check can be easily automated. AFAIK docs team already have tools like this. > I'm not excited too much with this idea. Okay then. I'm open to any other idea to alleviate the problem with ever-repeating questions on the freeipa-users list. Do you have one? -- Petr^2 Spacek -- Manage your subscription for the Freeipa-devel mailing list: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/freeipa-devel Contribute to FreeIPA: http://www.freeipa.org/page/Contribute/Code
