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[4489] Minor edits to documentation

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Stephen Morris
2016-08-12 12:00:39 +01:00
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@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ $ <userinput>kea-admin lease-upgrade cql -n <replaceable>database-name</replacea
the read only mode.
Sections <xref linkend="read-only-database-configuration4"/> and
<xref linkend="read-only-database-configuration6"/> describe when
such configuration may be desired and how to configure Kea to
such configuration may be reqired and how to configure Kea to
operate using read only host database.
</para>
</section>

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@@ -541,10 +541,10 @@ If a timeout is given though, it should be an integer greater than zero.
</section>
<section id="read-only-database-configuration4">
<title>Using Read Only Databases for Host Reservations</title>
<title>Using Read-Only Databases for Host Reservations</title>
<para>
In some deployments the database user, which name is specified in the database backend
configuration, may not have write privileges to the database. This is often
In some deployments the database user whose name is specified in the database backend
configuration may not have write privileges to the database. This is often
required by the policy within a given network to secure the data from being
unintentionally modified. In many cases administrators have inventory databases
deployed, which contain substantially more information about the hosts than
@@ -552,13 +552,13 @@ static reservations assigned to them. The inventory database can be used to crea
a view of a Kea hosts database and such view is often read only.
</para>
<para>
Kea host database backends operate with implicit configuration to both read
from and write to the database. If the host database is read only for the
particular user, the backend will fail to start and consequently the server
will refuse to start/reconfigure. If the administrator intends to use the
read only host database for retrieving reservations for clients, to assign
specific addresses and options, it is possible to explicitly configure
Kea to start in "read-only" mode. This is controlled by the
Kea host database backends operate with an implicit configuration to both
read from and write to the database. If the database user does not have
write access to the host database, the backend will fail to start and the
server will refuse to start (or reconfigure). However, if access to a read
only host database is required for retrieving reservations for clients
and/or assign specific addresses and options, it is possible to explicitly
configure Kea to start in "read-only" mode. This is controlled by the
<command>readonly</command> boolean parameter as follows:
<screen>
"Dhcp4": { "hosts-database": { <userinput>"readonly": true</userinput>, ... }, ... }

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@@ -542,10 +542,10 @@ If a timeout is given though, it should be an integer greater than zero.
</section>
<section id="read-only-database-configuration6">
<title>Using Read Only Databases for Host Reservations</title>
<title>Using Read-Only Databases for Host Reservations</title>
<para>
In some deployments the database user, which name is specified in the database backend
configuration, may not have write privileges to the database. This is often
In some deployments the database user whose name is specified in the database backend
configuration may not have write privileges to the database. This is often
required by the policy within a given network to secure the data from being
unintentionally modified. In many cases administrators have inventory databases
deployed, which contain substantially more information about the hosts than
@@ -553,16 +553,16 @@ static reservations assigned to them. The inventory database can be used to crea
a view of a Kea hosts database and such view is often read only.
</para>
<para>
Kea host database backends operate with implicit configuration to both read from
and write to the database. If the host database is read only for the
particular user, the backend will fail to start and consequently the server
will refuse to start/reconfigure. If the administrator intends to use the
read only host database for retrieving reservations for clients, to assign
specific addresses and options, it is possible to explicitly configure
Kea to start in "read-only" mode. This is controlled by the
Kea host database backends operate with an implicit configuration to both
read from and write to the database. If the database user does not have
write access to the host database, the backend will fail to start and the
server will refuse to start (or reconfigure). However, if access to a read
only host database is required for retrieving reservations for clients
and/or assign specific addresses and options, it is possible to explicitly
configure Kea to start in "read-only" mode. This is controlled by the
<command>readonly</command> boolean parameter as follows:
<screen>
"Dhcp4": { "hosts-database": { <userinput>"readonly": true</userinput>, ... }, ... }
"Dhcp6": { "hosts-database": { <userinput>"readonly": true</userinput>, ... }, ... }
</screen>
Setting this parameter to <userinput>false</userinput> would configure the
database backend to operate in "read-write" mode, which is also a default