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authorFredrik Luthander <fredrik.luthander@sonymobile.com>2012-03-13 09:52:22 +0100
committerMartin Fick <mfick@codeaurora.org>2012-03-21 14:05:10 -0600
commit5928cbd80c71072aaa89f072023187533fec8f72 (patch)
tree1721b0918cb429869a405867353f541d9d5f012e
parent6fe1ac0619a07f92ad3781562c64ec3c5e2ccb13 (diff)
Access control documentation: Create group and project
Contains short documentation on the 'Create group' and 'Create project' capabilities with links back from the command pages. Also includes a formatting fix in the 'Create account' capability. Change-Id: Iff883cbbbd4368703d5372012c205e72083f4248 Signed-off-by: Fredrik Luthander <fredrik.luthander@sonymobile.com>
-rw-r--r--Documentation/access-control.txt24
-rw-r--r--Documentation/cmd-create-account.txt3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/cmd-create-group.txt3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/cmd-create-project.txt3
4 files changed, 25 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/access-control.txt b/Documentation/access-control.txt
index e7379eafbb..2db6a198ff 100644
--- a/Documentation/access-control.txt
+++ b/Documentation/access-control.txt
@@ -833,10 +833,6 @@ much of the server administration burden out to more users.
Below you find a list of capabilities available:
-* Create Group
-
-* Create Project
-
* Flush Caches
* Kill Task
@@ -866,13 +862,31 @@ capabilities granted to them automatically.
Create Account
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-Allow link:cmd-create-account.html['account creation over the ssh prompt'].
+Allow link:cmd-create-account.html[account creation over the ssh prompt].
This capability allows the granted group members to create non-interactive
service accounts. These service accounts are generally used for automation
and made to be members of the
link:access-control.html#non-interactive_users['Non-Interactive users'] group.
+[[capability_createGroup]]
+Create Group
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Allow group creation. Groups are used to grant users access to different
+actions in projects. This capability allows the granted group members to
+either link:cmd-create-group.html[create new groups via ssh] or via the web UI.
+
+
+[[capability_createProject]]
+Create Project
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Allow project creation. This capability allows the granted group to
+either link:cmd-create-project.html[create new git projects via ssh]
+or via the web UI.
+
+
[[capability_queryLimit]]
Query Limit
~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/Documentation/cmd-create-account.txt b/Documentation/cmd-create-account.txt
index 31bc482627..98f950f048 100644
--- a/Documentation/cmd-create-account.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cmd-create-account.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ created in Gerrit that do not exist in the underlying LDAP directory.
ACCESS
------
Caller must be a member of the privileged 'Administrators' group,
-or have been granted the 'Create Account' global capability.
+or have been granted
+link:access-control.html#capability_createAccount[the 'Create Account' global capability].
SCRIPTING
---------
diff --git a/Documentation/cmd-create-group.txt b/Documentation/cmd-create-group.txt
index 1a6c168787..7584005669 100644
--- a/Documentation/cmd-create-group.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cmd-create-group.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ becomes a member of the newly created group.
ACCESS
------
Caller must be a member of the privileged 'Administrators' group,
-or have been granted the 'Create Group' global capability.
+or have been granted
+link:access-control.html#capability_createGroup[the 'Create Group' global capability].
SCRIPTING
---------
diff --git a/Documentation/cmd-create-project.txt b/Documentation/cmd-create-project.txt
index cc7e9299e0..f22141c9a4 100644
--- a/Documentation/cmd-create-project.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cmd-create-project.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ on the remote system to create the empty repository.
ACCESS
------
Caller must be a member of the privileged 'Administrators' group,
-or have been granted the 'Create Project' global capability.
+or have been granted
+link:access-control.html#capability_createProject[the 'Create Project' global capability].
SCRIPTING
---------