Here is a jira for tracking http://jira.globus.org/browse/GT-308
On Oct 19, 2012, at Oct 19, 10:14 AM, Stuart Martin wrote: > Sounds good. As Vas says, we're looking to make some changes/improvements to > the Toolkit web pages. That may be a longer term effort. But, maybe there > are some simple, near term changes that can be made to get this going. We'll > discuss internally here and let you know our plans. > > Thanks for the input! > > -Stu > > On Oct 19, 2012, at Oct 19, 9:28 AM, Pete Eby wrote: > >> I thinking having the install and quickstart guides in a wiki format >> would be extremely helpful. The globus user community seems well >> suited to help maintain this documentation. These guides are very >> helpful, and allowing them to be updated might help to improve them >> further. >> >> Also, perhaps an additional community wiki page could be created for >> trouble shooting common issues. There seems to be some "top 10" things >> users encounter frequently, and this might help save them a >> considerable amount of debug / research time. >> >> Pete >> >> On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Stuart Martin <smar...@mcs.anl.gov> wrote: >>> I like that idea a lot. We use docbook to generate most of the toolkit's >>> web content. We'll have to think through if and where taking on a >>> transition like that would make sense. Maybe there are some GT pages that >>> are best left to be generated via docbook and some that could be changed to >>> become wiki pages. >>> >>> For example, I'm thinking (partially based on the input here) that the >>> install and quick start might be good candidates to be wiki pages. >>> >>> http://www.globus.org/toolkit/docs/latest-stable/admin/install/#gtadmin >>> >>> http://www.globus.org/toolkit/docs/latest-stable/admin/quickstart/#quickstart >>> >>> Maybe this developer guide too? >>> http://www.globus.org/toolkit/docs/5.2/5.2.2/appendices/developer/ >>> >>> Thoughts? >>> >>> -Stu >>> >>> On Oct 19, 2012, at Oct 19, 6:09 AM, Pete Eby wrote: >>> >>>> Has the idea of placing the documentation on a wiki where it could be >>>> updated by community members been discussed? Perhaps by users with a >>>> Globus Online login? >>>> >>>> Pete >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 10:58 AM, Stuart Martin <smar...@mcs.anl.gov> >>>> wrote: >>>>> Hi John, >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for your thoughts. We'll look to improve the GT doc based on your >>>>> feedback. >>>>> http://jira.globus.org/browse/GT-305 >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Stu >>>>> >>>>> On Oct 17, 2012, at Oct 17, 8:58 AM, john alexander sanabria ordonez >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello, >>>>>> >>>>>> I did try to follow the instructions given in the Globus Toolkit >>>>>> documentation web page but I found a couple of gaps that mislead the >>>>>> deployment of basic grid services (simpleCA + gram5 + gridftp), e.g. >>>>>> • The documentation does not mention that the grid-ca-certs package >>>>>> should be installed >>>>>> • The documentation can be more specific about the grid-ca-create >>>>>> command must be run by the globus user >>>>>> • When this command is run by globus user some files (found in >>>>>> ~/.globus/simpleCA) must be copied to the /etc/grid-security directory >>>>>> • The documentation should provide a hint which describes what [YUM >>>>>> and OSG specific] repositories should be installed for setting up a >>>>>> machine where Globus services would be provisioned >>>>>> (https://twiki.grid.iu.edu/bin/view/Documentation/Release3/YumRepositories) >>>>>> >>>>>> I have to thank to Marco Mambelli and Jose Caballero for their hints >>>>>> that allow me to define the correct set of steps for installing those >>>>>> services. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> PS: I wrote some Chef recipes which allow to deploy the aforementioned >>>>>> services in a physical or virtual machine >>>>> >>> >
