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| author | Achilleas Pipinellis <axil@gitlab.com> | 2019-08-20 20:22:43 +0200 |
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| committer | Achilleas Pipinellis <axil@gitlab.com> | 2019-08-20 20:22:43 +0200 |
| commit | e61308ce1d82e12e5087371469baea4a452875d1 (patch) | |
| tree | 62551a3ae4eab75e5af7e3b35358c07a51b2132f /doc/customization/help_message.md | |
| parent | 4f323bb62fbe71a4352de25cab141f361a3fe1a6 (diff) | |
| parent | 2989ed078c1d45b0959dcecb1bc3c8f4740a3c0d (diff) | |
| download | gitlab-ce-docs-patch-71.tar.gz | |
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diff --git a/doc/customization/help_message.md b/doc/customization/help_message.md index c2e592d03bf..a4d8f295750 100644 --- a/doc/customization/help_message.md +++ b/doc/customization/help_message.md @@ -1,13 +1,36 @@ -# GitLab Help custom text +--- +type: howto +--- -In larger organizations it is useful to have information about who has the responsibility of maintaining the company GitLab server. +# Customizing the 'Help' and login page messages -1. Navigate to the admin area, click on **Preferences** and expand **Help page**. +In large organizations, it is useful to have information about who maintains +the company GitLab server. You can customize and display this information on +the GitLab login page and on the GitLab server's `/help` page. -1. Under **Help text** fill in the required information about the person(s) administering GitLab or any other information relevant to your needs. +1. Navigate to the **Admin** area, then click on **Preferences** and expand + **Help page**. +1. Under **Help page text**, fill in the required information about the + person(s) administering GitLab. This text can also contain any other + information that you wish to display to users. -  +  -1. After saving the page this information will be shown on the GitLab login page and on the GitLab `/help` page (e.g., <https://gitlab.com/help>). +1. Save your changes. -  +The information you entered will be shown on the GitLab login page and on the +GitLab `/help` page (e.g., <https://gitlab.com/help>). + + + +<!-- ## Troubleshooting + +Include any troubleshooting steps that you can foresee. If you know beforehand what issues +one might have when setting this up, or when something is changed, or on upgrading, it's +important to describe those, too. Think of things that may go wrong and include them here. +This is important to minimize requests for support, and to avoid doc comments with +questions that you know someone might ask. + +Each scenario can be a third-level heading, e.g. `### Getting error message X`. +If you have none to add when creating a doc, leave this section in place +but commented out to help encourage others to add to it in the future. --> |