Errors in Ubuntu Server Guide

[Steve]

On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:29:51 -0000, Kipton Moravec <kip at kdream.com> wrote:

> I am trying to follow step by step the VPN setup in the Ubuntu Server
> Guide
> https://help.ubuntu.com/9.10/serverguide/C/openvpn.html
>
> And there are a bunch of errors!
>
> It tells me to do the command:
> sudo cp -r /usr/share/doc/openvpn/examples/easy-rsa/2.0/ /etc/openvpn/
>
> Then it says
> edit /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/vars
>
> There is no vars file. The copy command put the files in
> /etc/openvpn/2.0/ not /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/
>
> So I got the files moved to the right place so I can
> edit /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/vars
>
> Then it says to create the server certificates:
> cd /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/easy-rsa
>
> It should be
> cd /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa
>
> there us no /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/easy-rsa
>
> Then it says enter:
> source vars
>
> Which works.
> Then it says enter:
> ./clean-all
>
> mkdir: cannot create directory '/etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/keys': Permission  
> Denied
>
> Now what?
>
> I can't find who I should send these errors to.
>
Have a look at the bottom of the page you referenced aboved, it says "For  
information on contributing see the Ubuntu Documentation Team wiki page.  
To report a problem, visit the bug page for Ubuntu Documentation"

> You would think someone would try the commands before
> publishing them in a guide intended for a beginner.
>
They do, It will have worked for somebody.

> This kind of documentation will kill Ubuntu.
>
The biggest problem through out the computer industry, keeping  
documentation up-to-date.




-- 
Steve