[chef] Missing information in the Chef Installation Docs

[Mike Tewner < >]

Hi All - 

I think there are important steps missing in the installation documentation.

Following the instructions at http://docs.opscode.com/chef/install_server.html:

At no point do the instructions mention the existence or the requirement of logging in to the web console. This means that:

1. The continuation of the instructions in the workstation setup (http://docs.opscode.com/chef/install_workstation.html) make no sense when it says "Organizations page" and "Account Management"
2. If the user continues without the web interface (using "knife client create, etc), the admin password is never set, meaning that anyone who stumbles over the web interface is able to set it, AFAIK.

In Chef 10, there was a documented option to not install the web interface at all, and there were instructions (such as "knife configure -i" IIRC)  on how to SECURELY complete the installation.

-Mike

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