Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of Classes/CodeChanges

Timestamp:

Sep 29, 2011 5:40:59 PM (13 years ago)

Author:

sklower

Comment:

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Classes/CodeChanges

@@ -12 +12 @@
 
  The instacct utility (described below) has a function which generates an include file
- for sudoers which is copied to the ops node and installed as /usr/local/etc/sudoers.classes.
- The function is run either by explicit request on the command line, when students are assigned
- to a class, or at the end of the semester when a class is wiped.
+ for sudo which is copied to the ops node and installed as /usr/local/etc/sudoers.classes.
+ The function is run either by explicit request on the command line, or as a side-effect
+ when students are assigned to a class, and at the end of the semester when a class is wiped.
 
  2.  '''Experiment Permissions'''
@@ -35 +35 @@
  3.  '''Web Interface'''
 
- Instructors and TA's are allowed to Freeze, Thaw and SU as a student
+ Instructors and TA's are allowed to Freeze, Thaw and SU-as a student
  and edit a student's profile.  When an instructor ``removes`` a class
  account from the project, instead of actually removing it, it recycles the account.
@@ -41 +41 @@
  __Code changes__: 
 
- www/user_defs.php contains routines InstructedBy() and CourseAcct(),
- there are perl versions of these in db/User.pm.in.   These are
- also referenced in delete_user.php3 moduserinfo.php3 showuser.php3 suuser.php3
+ www/user_defs.php defines new routines InstructedBy() and CourseAcct(),
+ referenced in delete_user.php3 moduserinfo.php3 showuser.php3 suuser.php3.
+ There are perl versions of these in db/User.pm.in.
 
  4.  '''Recyclable student accounts'''
@@ -55 +55 @@
  to accommodate the students in the class.
 
- The instructor provides a list of email address, and the
+ The instructor provides a list of email address, and
  one account is assigned per email address.
 
@@ -75 +75 @@
  that a testbed adminstrator could do.
 
- The admin-only commands are to set the stem for class names, or to generate
+ The two commands reserved to admins are to set the stem for class names, and to generate
  a number of accounts in advance that are ready to assign - in the same state
  a previously used and wiped account as in.
@@ -87 +87 @@
  5. '''Other peculiarities of student accounts'''
 
- student accounts may not join other projects.
+ Student accounts may not join other projects.
 
  A student may be taking more than one course and only have
@@ -102 +102 @@
  __Code changes__:
 
- account/tbacct.in needed some minor changes when it generates a .forward
- file letting the email_aliases entry preempt the usr_email in the users table.
+ account/tbacct.in was changed so that when it generates a .forward
+ file, the email_aliases entry preempts the usr_email in the users table.
 
  An unresolved bug is letting an instructor correct a students email, now that