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authorJameson Graef Rollins <jrollins@finestructure.net>2009-02-17 19:16:58 -0500
committerJameson Graef Rollins <jrollins@finestructure.net>2009-02-17 19:16:58 -0500
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+Monkeysphere test infrastructure
+================================
+
+These are scripts to test various aspects of the Monkeysphere system.
+
+Some notes about getting started working on the monkeysphere test
+infrastructure:
+
+- the tests can and should be run as a non-privileged user. since the
+ tests do potentially destructive things (like wiping out and
+ recreating gpg keyrings) they should definitely *not* be run as
+ root. it may even be advisable to run them as a different,
+ dedicated user, so that any goofs you make while updating the test
+ infrastructure don't compromise your main account.
+
+- you do not need the monkeysphere package installed locally, though
+ you will need the monkeysphere dependencies installed locally.
+
+- the idea with this script is to do the following:
+
+ - set up test server infrastructure
+ - test the server setup
+ - set up test user
+ - test an ssh connection between test user and test server
+ - modify server/user setup and rerun ssh_test to make sure it
+ suceeds/fails as expected
+
+- there are various FIXMEs in the script that outline some of the
+ further testing that should be undertaken.
+
+- good documentation in the code in the form of comments are needed.