Gentoo Wiki:Developer Central/Getting started

Welcome to the Gentoo project! This page will help you get set up for using the Gentoo Wiki as a developer. Please note that you must complete all three steps.

Step 1: Registering an account
First of all, register for an account. It is a good idea to use your @gentoo.org email address. Confirm your email address by clicking the link sent to you.

Step 2: Getting developer access
To edit pages in the Project: namespace, you need to be in the developers group. This information is managed via your LDAP profile. First, ssh into dev.gentoo.org

Then, edit your LDAP data via perl_ldap:

Replace $WikiUsername with your actual username in the Wiki, and $dev_nick with your actual developer nickname. You have to put your username exactly as it appears in the Wiki (in the upper right corner when logged in).

After entering your password, you should see Modifying LDAP user dev_nick and done.

Before being able to edit pages in the restricted namespace, you need to wait for synchronization to happen. Wiki users are automatically synchronized with the Gentoo LDAP directory every 30 minutes. You can finish Step 3 right away though.

Step 3: Setting up your Wiki developer profile
For managing Gentoo Projects, you need to fill in a basic developer profile on the Wiki. Only then you can actually join a project.

To do that, enter your Wiki username below and click the button:

All done!
Now you are set up for using the Wiki.

Should you have any further questions regarding this site, you can always join our IRC channel #gentoo-wiki on irc.gentoo.org or email us at [mailto:wiki@gentoo.org wiki@gentoo.org].