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doc: eliminate the phrase "rootcap" from doc/frontends/FTP-and-SFTP.rst

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Two different people have asked me for help, saying they couldn't figure out what a "rootcap" is. Hopefully just calling it a "cap" will make it easier for them to find out from the other docs what it is.
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@ -42,16 +42,16 @@ sit at the same level as the web-API interface.
Since Tahoe-LAFS does not use user accounts or passwords, the FTP/SFTP
servers must be configured with a way to first authenticate a user (confirm
that a prospective client has a legitimate claim to whatever authorities we
might grant a particular user), and second to decide what root directory cap
might grant a particular user), and second to decide what directory cap
should be granted to the authenticated username. A username and password is
used for this purpose. (The SFTP protocol is also capable of using client RSA
or DSA public keys, but this is not currently implemented.)
Tahoe-LAFS provides two mechanisms to perform this user-to-rootcap
mapping. The first is a simple flat file with one account per line. The
second is an HTTP-based login mechanism, backed by simple PHP script and a
database. The latter form is used by allmydata.com to provide secure access
to customer rootcaps.
Tahoe-LAFS provides two mechanisms to perform this user-to-cap mapping. The
first is a simple flat file with one account per line. The second is an
HTTP-based login mechanism, backed by simple PHP script and a database. The
latter form is used by allmydata.com to provide secure access to customer
caps.
Creating an Account File
========================
@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ BASEDIR/private/ftp.accounts) in which each non-comment/non-blank line is a
space-separated line of (USERNAME, PASSWORD, ROOTCAP), like so::
% cat BASEDIR/private/ftp.accounts
# This is a password line, (username, password, rootcap)
# This is a password line, (username, password, cap)
alice password URI:DIR2:ioej8xmzrwilg772gzj4fhdg7a:wtiizszzz2rgmczv4wl6bqvbv33ag4kvbr6prz3u6w3geixa6m6a
bob sekrit URI:DIR2:6bdmeitystckbl9yqlw7g56f4e:serp5ioqxnh34mlbmzwvkp3odehsyrr7eytt5f64we3k9hhcrcja