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Posted to commits@couchdb.apache.org by dj...@apache.org on 2013/05/27 11:13:30 UTC
[2/2] git commit: updated refs/heads/master to 48c1190
docs: rewrite sentence about HTTP admins interface
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Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/couchdb/commit/48c1190b
Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/couchdb/tree/48c1190b
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Branch: refs/heads/master
Commit: 48c1190bc20dc1df32fe62e8480dba78e06ecda6
Parents: ad01dcb
Author: Dirkjan Ochtman <dj...@apache.org>
Authored: Mon May 27 11:12:57 2013 +0200
Committer: Dirkjan Ochtman <dj...@apache.org>
Committed: Mon May 27 11:13:14 2013 +0200
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share/doc/src/configuring.rst | 10 +++++-----
1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
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http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/couchdb/blob/48c1190b/share/doc/src/configuring.rst
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diff --git a/share/doc/src/configuring.rst b/share/doc/src/configuring.rst
index 231de4d..4b8bb11 100644
--- a/share/doc/src/configuring.rst
+++ b/share/doc/src/configuring.rst
@@ -214,11 +214,11 @@ appropriately secured and readable only by system administrators.
architect = -pbkdf2-43ecbd256a70a3a2f7de40d2374b6c3002918834,921a12f74df0c1052b3e562a23cd227f,10000
Administrators can be added directly to the ``[admins]`` section, and when
-CouchDB is restarted, the passwords will be salted and encrypted. By using
-the HTTP, administrator accounts may be created immediately without needing
-a restart, nor of storing the plaintext password temporarily. The HTTP
-``_config/admins`` endpoint supports querying, deleting or creating new
-administrator accounts:
+CouchDB is restarted, the passwords will be salted and encrypted. You may
+also use the HTTP interface to create administrator accounts; this way,
+you don't need to restart CouchDB, and there's no need to temporarily store
+or transmit passwords in plaintext. The HTTP ``_config/admins`` endpoint
+supports querying, deleting or creating new admin accounts:
.. code-block:: bash