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Document knife bootstrap with new --su-user / --su-password flags

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Aspect: Documentation Component: Chef Infra Client Topic: Knife
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Description

User Story

As a SysAdmin,
I will use this work when I want to bootstrap a system using su instead of sudo

Description

Chef Infra 16.10 introduces the ability to bootstrap via su instead of sudo. We need to document these 2 new flags.

Chef Version

16.10

Platform Version

Any

Definition of Done

Flags on the site

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the bootstrap documentation on the site and the section covering Chef Infra 16.10. Document the --su-user and --su-password flags, then verify that both flags appear on the site.

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Assessment

Tech stack
markdown
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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