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doc: Use a different style for hints config and file names

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Signed-off-by: Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>
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@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ hints - Configuring who can provide which hints
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Britney reads all hints from a set of `hints` files. These files must
be placed in the directory denoted by the `HINTSDIR` configuration.
This is complimented with the `HINTS_<NAME>` configurations that
be placed in the directory denoted by the ``HINTSDIR`` configuration.
This is complimented with the ``HINTS_<NAME>`` configurations that
defines a "hint file" and the related hint permissions for it.
For each `HINTS_<NAME>` configuration, britney will attempt to read
`<HINTSDIR>/<name>`. Note that it lowercases `<NAME>` when looking
For each ``HINTS_<NAME>`` configuration, britney will attempt to read
``<HINTSDIR>/<name>``. Note that it lowercases ``<NAME>`` when looking
for the file.
@ -62,36 +62,36 @@ Configuration example::
HINTS_FREEZE = block block-all block-udeb
HINTS_AUTO-REMOVALS = remove
In the above example, we have defined 4 hints files named `anna`,
`john`, `freeze` and `auto-removals`. These must be placed in
`/etc/britney2/hints` and be readable by britney. Furthermore, they
In the above example, we have defined 4 hints files named ``anna``,
``john``, ``freeze`` and ``auto-removals``. These must be placed in
``/etc/britney2/hints`` and be readable by britney. Furthermore, they
must be writable by (only) the people that are allowed to use the
particular hints file (apply `chown`, `chmod` and `setfacl` as
particular hints file (apply ``chown``, ``chmod`` and ``setfacl`` as
neccesary).
The values on the right hand side of the `=` decides which hints are
permitted in the files. With the above definitions:
* The file `anna` may use any known hint (including potentially
dangerous ones like `force` and `force-hint`)
* The file ``anna`` may use any known hint (including potentially
dangerous ones like ``force`` and ``force-hint``)
* The file `john` may use most of the known hints. The set called STANDARD
* The file ``john`` may use most of the known hints. The set called STANDARD
includes a lot of hints for overriding most policies when it
can be done without (additional) side-effects. However, it
excludes `force` and `force-hint` as they can cause unintentional
excludes ``force`` and ``force-hint`` as they can cause unintentional
results.
* The file `freeze` can use any of the hints `block`, `block-all`
and `block-udeb`.
* The file ``freeze`` can use any of the hints ``block``, ``block-all``
and ``block-udeb``.
* The file `auto-removals` can only use the hint called `remove`.
* The file ``auto-removals`` can only use the hint called ``remove``.
There are no fixed rules for how to use hints files. Though usually,
each person with permissions to give hints to britney will have their
own hint file along with write permissions for that file. It can also
make sense to create hint files for "roles". Like in the above
example there are two human hinters (`anna` and `john`) plus two
non-human hinters (`freeze` and `auto-removals`).
example there are two human hinters (``anna`` and ``john``) plus two
non-human hinters (``freeze`` and ``auto-removals``).
Please see :doc:`hints` for which hints are available and what they
can do.