From 8a1658062916b71e2b358837c98004f8f5d44eba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adam Kocoloski Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:15:23 -0400 Subject: add a note about security of magic cookies --- README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6586d8cd..ebb8fefb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Each dbcore node has a local `nodes` database, accessible through the backend in curl -X PUT http://foo.example.com:5986/nodes/dbcore@bar.example.com -d {} -Everything else should be automatic. +Everything else should be automatic, provided the machines can ping each other and the nodes set the same magic cookie. You are advised to change the magic cookie from the default in `rel/etc/vm.args` when on a public network. #### Local development cluster @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ You can fix this by removing that file: #### Dbcore fails on startup with a "Can't set long node name!" error -Cloudant-dbcore requires that your system be set up with a fully qualified domain name. Make sure tha the command `hostname -f` outputs a full hostname. If not, add the full hostname of your server to the `/etc/hosts` file. +Cloudant-dbcore requires that your system be set up with a fully qualified domain name. Make sure that the command `hostname -f` outputs a full hostname. If not, add the full hostname of your server to the `/etc/hosts` file. ### Contact -- cgit v1.2.3