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docs: rewrite sentence about HTTP admins interface
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djc committed May 27, 2013
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Expand Up @@ -214,11 +214,11 @@ appropriately secured and readable only by system administrators.
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Administrators can be added directly to the ``[admins]`` section, and when
CouchDB is restarted, the passwords will be salted and encrypted. By using
the HTTP, administrator accounts may be created immediately without needing
a restart, nor of storing the plaintext password temporarily. The HTTP
``_config/admins`` endpoint supports querying, deleting or creating new
administrator accounts:
CouchDB is restarted, the passwords will be salted and encrypted. You may
also use the HTTP interface to create administrator accounts; this way,
you don't need to restart CouchDB, and there's no need to temporarily store
or transmit passwords in plaintext. The HTTP ``_config/admins`` endpoint
supports querying, deleting or creating new admin accounts:

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