Changes between Version 15 and Version 16 of Scripts/initd

Timestamp:

Jan 10, 2009, 2:24:03 PM (13 years ago)

Author:

Waldorf

Comment:

better documentation

Scripts/initd

@@ -1 +1 @@
 = init.d Script =
-== Notes ==
+(for other scripts, see the [wiki:Scripts] page)
+== Description ==
+=== Installation ===
 This should be installed at {{{/etc/init.d/}}} as {{{transmission-daemon}}}.
 Make the script executable:
@@ -6 +8 @@
 chmod +x /etc/init.d/transmission-daemon
 }}}
-Don't forget to set USERNAME to the name of the user you want to run Transmission under.
-
-== Use ==
+
+=== Configuration ===
+It's ''recommended'' to run Transmission in it's own user. By default, the script is configured to 'transmission'. For the sake of security you shouldn't set a password on this user
+Try:
+{{{
+$ adduser --disabled-password transmission
+}}}
+
+However, you can also set the {{{USERNAME}}} to any user you prefer.
+
+For more information, visit the [HeadlessUsage Running Transmission on a headless machine] page
+=== Use ===
 Start and stop it manually by calling the init-script yourself.
 {{{
@@ -48 +59 @@
 # The name of the user that should run Transmission.
 # It's RECOMENDED to run Transmission in it's own user,
-# by default, this is is set to 'transmission'.
+# by default, this is set to 'transmission'.
 # For the sake of security you shouldn't set a password
 # on this user