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Re: Advice on template wording



Damyan Ivanov <dam@modsoftsys.com> wrote:
> Related to Jens' message[1], please advice on the English wording of the

Please try debian-l10n-english first.

> ========= new installs, normal priority =========
> Template: firebird2/sysdba_password
> Type: password
> _Description: Password for SYSDBA:
>  Firebird has a special user, named SYSDBA, which is the user that has

s/user, named SYSDBA/user named SYSDBA/    ;# matter of opinion

>  access to all databases. SYSDBA can also create new databases and
>  users. Because of this, it is necessary to secure SYSDBA user using a

s/secure SYSDBA user using/secure SYSDBA with/

>  password.
>  .
>  The password is stored in /etc/firebird2/SYSDBA.password (readable only
>  by root). You may modify it there (don't forget to update also the
>  security database using gsec utility), or you may use dpkg-reconfigure

s/update also the/update the/
s/security database/security database too/
s/ using gsec utility/, using the gsec utility/

>  to update both.
>  .
>  If you don't enter a password, a random one will be used (and stored
>  in SYSDBA.password).
> ========= low priority note on upgrades from pre-12 package ==========
> Template: firebird2/new_sysdba_password_note
> Type: note
> _Description: Password for SYSDBA is handled via debconf

s/Password for SYSDBA/The SYSDBA password/ ;# debatable
s/handled/managed/ ;# debatable
s/via/with/ ;# English is better than Latin IMO

>  Since version 1.5.3.4780-12 firebird server packages use debconf to

s/4780-12 /4780-12, /   ;# maybe less of a matter of opinion?

>  manage SYSDBA password.

s/manage SYSDBA password/manage the SYSDBA password/

>  .
>  The password is stored in /etc/firebird2/SYSDBA.password (readable only
>  by root) as before. You may modify it there (don't forget to update
>  also the security database (using gsec utility), or you may use

s/also the security database/the security database too/
s/ (using gsec utility/, using the gsec utility/  ;# stop unmatched ()s

>  dpkg-reconfigure to update both.
> ======== -12 and up re-configures or upgrades, low priority =======
> Template: firebird2/new_sysdba_password
> Type: password
> _Description: Password for SYSDBA:
>  Please enter new password for firebird's SYSDBA user.

s/Please enter new password/Please enter a new password/

>  .
>  The password is stored in /etc/firebird2/SYSDBA.password (readable only
>  by root). You may modify it there (don't forget to update also the
>  security database (using gsec utility), or you may use dpkg-reconfigure
>  to update both.

s/also the/the/
s/security database (/security database too, /
s/using gsec utility/using the gsec utility/

>  .
>  To keep your existing password, leave this blank.
> ========================================================================

Regards,
-- 
MJR/slef
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