h2. Generate an API token
-On the API server, if you are using RVM:
+Use the following command to generate an API token, changing *@webserver-user@* to the user of the web server process. This is typically *@www-data@* on Debian systems by default, other systems may use different defaults such the name of the web server software (for example, *@nginx@*).
+
+Using RVM:
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<pre><code>gitserver:~$ <span class="userinput">cd /var/www/arvados-api/current</span>
-gitserver:/var/www/arvados-api/current$ <span class="userinput">sudo -u www-data RAILS_ENV=production `which rvm-exec` default bundle exec ./script/create_superuser_token.rb</span>
+gitserver:/var/www/arvados-api/current$ <span class="userinput">sudo -u <b>webserver-user</b> RAILS_ENV=production `which rvm-exec` default bundle exec ./script/create_superuser_token.rb</span>
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-If you are not using RVM:
+Not using RVM:
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<pre><code>gitserver:~$ <span class="userinput">cd /var/www/arvados-api/current</span>
-gitserver:/var/www/arvados-api/current$ <span class="userinput">sudo -u www-data RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec ./script/create_superuser_token.rb</span>
+gitserver:/var/www/arvados-api/current$ <span class="userinput">sudo -u <b>webserver-user</b> RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec ./script/create_superuser_token.rb</span>
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+{% include 'install_git' %}
+
h2. Create a "git" user and a storage directory
Gitolite and some additional scripts will be installed in @/var/lib/arvados/git@, which means hosted repository data will be stored in @/var/lib/arvados/git/repositories@. If you choose to install gitolite in a different location, make sure to update the @git_repositories_dir@ entry in your API server's @application.yml@ file accordingly: for example, if you install gitolite at @/data/gitolite@ then your @git_repositories_dir@ will be @/data/gitolite/repositories@.