Conventions Used In This Guide - Netscape MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 6.01 - PLUG-IN Manual

Conventions Used in This Guide

Conventions Used in This Guide
The following conventions are used in this guide:
•
Monospaced
computer screen or text that you should type. It's also used for filenames,
functions, and examples.
Example:
• Italic—Italic type is used for emphasis, book titles, and glossary terms.
Example: This control depends on the access permissions the superadministrator
has set up for you.
• Text within "quotation marks"—Indicates cross-references to other topics
within this guide.
Example: For more information, see "Issuing a Certificate to a New User" on
page 154.
• Boldface—Boldface type is used for various UI components such as captions
and field names, and the terminology explained in the glossary, which can be
found in CMS Installation and Setup Guide.
Example:
Rotation frequency. From the drop-down list, select the interval at which the
server should rotate the active error log file. The available choices are Hourly,
Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly. The default selection is Monthly.
•
Monospaced [ ]
Example:
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Monospaced <>
following examples, replace the angle brackets and their text with text that
applies to your situation. For example, when path names appear in angle
brackets, substitute the path names used on your computer.
Example: Using Netscape Communicator 4.7x or later, enter the URL for the
agent interface:
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font—This typeface is used for any text that appears on the
is the directory where the CMS binaries are kept.
Server Root
—Square brackets enclose commands that are optional.
PrettyPrintCert <input_file> [<output_file>]
specifies the path to the file that contains the base-64
<input_file>
encoded certificate.
specifies the path to the file to write the certificate. This
<output_file>
argument is optional; if you don't specify an output file, the certificate
information is written to the standard output.
—Angle brackets enclose variables or placeholders. When
https://<hostname>:<port_number>