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Re: Request for debconf template review, ntop



Christian PERRIER wrote:
> Quoting Ludovico Cavedon (cavedon@debian.org):
>> I would appreciate if someone could have a look at the debconf templates
>> [1] of the ntop package, before I send out a call for translations /
>> upload the package, please.

Putting things in git is a good way of stopping non-programmers like
me from having a look at them, but I'll follow up Christian's version
(oh, and I can do "patch -R", okay, new diff attached.)
 
> Template: ntop/user
> Type: string
> Default: ntop
> _Description: User for the ntop process to run as:
>  Please choose the login used to execute the ntop process.
>  This login will be created if not already existing. The use
>  of "root" is not allowed.
>  .
>  If you leave this empty, no login will be created and ntop
>  won't run until you configure this manually.

Could we reshuffle the order slightly:

   Please choose the login that should be used to execute the ntop
   process. The use of the root account is not allowed.
   .
   The account will be created if it does not already exist, but
   if you leave it blank, no login will be created and ntop will
   not run until manually configured.

> Template: ntop/interfaces
> Type: string
> Default: eth0
> _Description: Interface for ntop to listen:
                                      listen on:
>  Please enter a comma-separated list of interfaces ntop
>  should listen to.

I'd say "for ntop to listen on" or (probably) "that ntop should listen
on".
 
> Template: ntop/admin_password
> Type: password
> _Description: Administrator password:
>  You must choose a password to be used with ntop administration web
>  interface.

   Please choose a password to be used for ntop's administrative web
   interface.

> Template: ntop/admin_password_again
[...]
> Template: ntop/password_empty
[...]
> Template: ntop/password_mismatch
[...]
> Template: ntop/password_reset
> Type: boolean
> Default: false
> _Description: Do you want to set a new administrator password?

No need for a full sentence:
  _Description: Set a new administrator password?

>  An password for ntop's administration web interface was already set
>  in the past.
>  .
>  Please choose whether you want to change that password or keep it.

The "or keep it" just makes it slightly less obvious that a "yes" here
means "yes, change it".

   A password for ntop's administrative web interface has already been set.
   .
   Please choose whether you want to change that password.

-- 
JBR	with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
	sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
--- ntop.templates.pristine	2011-01-23 11:15:38.832914989 +0000
+++ ntop.templates-jbr	2011-01-23 11:41:28.333256249 +0000
@@ -2,45 +2,47 @@
 Type: string
 Default: ntop
 _Description: User for the ntop process to run as:
- The selected user will be created if not already available. Don't choose
- root, it is not recommended and will be discarded anyway.
+ Please choose the login that should be used to execute the ntop
+ process. The use of the root account is not allowed.
  .
- If you select an empty string no user will be created on the system and
- you will need to do that configuration yourself.
+ The account will be created if it does not already exist, but
+ if you leave it blank, no login will be created and ntop will
+ not run until manually configured.
 
 Template: ntop/interfaces
 Type: string
 Default: eth0
-_Description: Interface for ntop to listen:
- Please enter a comma separated list of interfaces ntop
+_Description: Interface for ntop to listen on:
+ Please enter a comma-separated list of interfaces that ntop
  should listen on.
 
 Template: ntop/admin_password
 Type: password
-_Description: New admin password for the ntop web interface:
- Before ntop will start an admin password must be set.
- .
- The admin password will be used to access configuration options via ntop web
+_Description: Administrator password:
+ Please choose a password to be used for ntop's administrative web
  interface.
 
 Template: ntop/admin_password_again
 Type: password
-_Description: Confirmation of the admin password for the ntop web interface:
+_Description: Re-enter password to verify:
+ Please enter the same password again to verify that you have typed it
+ correctly.
 
 Template: ntop/password_empty
 Type: error
-_Description: Password input error
- You can not have a blank password.
+_Description: Empty password
+ You entered an empty password, which is not allowed.
+ Please choose a non-empty password.
 
 Template: ntop/password_mismatch
 Type: error
 _Description: Password input error
- The two password you entered were not the same. Please try again.
+ The two passwords you entered were not the same. Please try again.
 
 Template: ntop/password_reset
 Type: boolean
 Default: false
-_Description: Do you want to set a new admin password?
- An admin password was already set in the past. However it is possible to set a
- new one now and overwrite the previous one. If you choose not to set a new
- admin password, the previous one will remain valid.
+_Description: Set a new administrator password?
+ A password for ntop's administrative web interface has already been set.
+ .
+ Please choose whether you want to change that password.
Template: ntop/user
Type: string
Default: ntop
_Description: User for the ntop process to run as:
 Please choose the login that should be used to execute the ntop
 process. The use of the root account is not allowed.
 .
 The account will be created if it does not already exist, but
 if you leave it blank, no login will be created and ntop will
 not run until manually configured.

Template: ntop/interfaces
Type: string
Default: eth0
_Description: Interface for ntop to listen on:
 Please enter a comma-separated list of interfaces that ntop
 should listen on.

Template: ntop/admin_password
Type: password
_Description: Administrator password:
 Please choose a password to be used for ntop's administrative web
 interface.

Template: ntop/admin_password_again
Type: password
_Description: Re-enter password to verify:
 Please enter the same password again to verify that you have typed it
 correctly.

Template: ntop/password_empty
Type: error
_Description: Empty password
 You entered an empty password, which is not allowed.
 Please choose a non-empty password.

Template: ntop/password_mismatch
Type: error
_Description: Password input error
 The two passwords you entered were not the same. Please try again.

Template: ntop/password_reset
Type: boolean
Default: false
_Description: Set a new administrator password?
 A password for ntop's administrative web interface has already been set.
 .
 Please choose whether you want to change that password.

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