Re: Bug#485562: twiki: configure script access badly protected

[Justin B Rye <jbr@edlug.org.uk>]

Olivier Berger wrote:
> I propose a new version of the templates, in attachment, due to several
> changes that I think were problematic. My explanations bellow on why.

Well, I suspected I was out of my depth, and now I know.

> Template: twiki/configuser
> Type: string
> Default: configuser
> #flag:comment:2
> # Translators, do not translate "'configure'" script's name
> _Description: Apache user allowed access to 'configure' script
                ^^^^^^
>  Please enter the username of the admin user who will be allowed to
                                    ^^^^^
>  run the configure script at ${site}/cgi-bin/configure.
> 
> Template: twiki/configpassword
> Type: password
> #flag:comment:2
> # Translators, do not translate "site" and "configuser" in the variables
> _Description: Password for ${configuser}:
>  Please enter the password of the apache user who will be allowed to
                                    ^^^^^^
>  run the configure script at ${site}/cgi-bin/configure.

Is this apparent inconsistency intentional?  By "Apache user" I
assume it means what I'd have called a "TWiki account"...?
-- 
JBR	with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
	sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package