[Openstack-docs] Key or option in configuration files?

Andreas Jaeger aj at suse.com
Wed Sep 17 16:13:47 UTC 2014


On 09/17/2014 06:06 PM, Anne Gentle wrote:
> Heh.
> 
> Okay, I don't see the value in changing all of our source at this point.
> Here's an example though.
> 
> This example of literal markup shows an inline "code" (ok, weak example)
> marking. The nova user is not an option, but we do want to set it off as
> it's the name we expect.
> 
> <para>Replace <replaceable>NOVA_PASS</replaceable> with the password you
> chose for the <literal>nova</literal> user in the Identity service.</para>
> 
> In the example below, if we would use <option> instead of <literal> we
> could one day automate a list of options described in the install guide:
> 
> <note><para>Comment out any <literal>auth_host</literal>,
> <literal>auth_port</literal>, and <literal>auth_protocol</literal>
> options because the <literal>identity_uri</literal> option replaces
> them.</para></note>
> 
> I really don't think the difference is worth the trouble in changing the
> current source though.


So, new code should use <option>option</option> but old code with
<literal> - also with key? is fine...

Andreas
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