diff --git a/doc/bugs/problems_with_SSH_and_relative_paths.mdwn b/doc/bugs/problems_with_SSH_and_relative_paths.mdwn
index c7922697d8..7fbd562301 100644
--- a/doc/bugs/problems_with_SSH_and_relative_paths.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/problems_with_SSH_and_relative_paths.mdwn
@@ -84,3 +84,4 @@ Debian GNU/Linux bullseye/sid \n \l
 ### Have you had any luck using git-annex before? (Sometimes we get tired of reading bug reports all day and a lil' positive end note does wonders)
 
 
+> documentation fixed [[done]] --[[Joey]]
diff --git a/doc/bugs/problems_with_SSH_and_relative_paths/comment_9_75a1d6f1ec4adc714a8c200a168757d6._comment b/doc/bugs/problems_with_SSH_and_relative_paths/comment_9_75a1d6f1ec4adc714a8c200a168757d6._comment
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd1a48a53b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/bugs/problems_with_SSH_and_relative_paths/comment_9_75a1d6f1ec4adc714a8c200a168757d6._comment
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="joey"
+ subject="""comment 9"""
+ date="2021-02-02T16:14:38Z"
+ content="""
+The instructions work with the current version of git-annex
+installed on the server.
+
+It's true that the original version of the tip suggested running git-annex
+init in the repo on the server. I don't remember quite why; I thought
+git-annex always supported remote auto-init.
+
+I've changed this particular tutorial to work, but do note that 6 year old
+versions of git-annex will have numerous bugs that have been fixed since
+then, will be missing numerous features, are significantly slower, and that
+in general this website does not and will not go out of its way to keep
+documentation working for them.
+"""]]
diff --git a/doc/tips/centralized_git_repository_tutorial/on_your_own_server.mdwn b/doc/tips/centralized_git_repository_tutorial/on_your_own_server.mdwn
index 6d5d1cd02c..049e523ee8 100644
--- a/doc/tips/centralized_git_repository_tutorial/on_your_own_server.mdwn
+++ b/doc/tips/centralized_git_repository_tutorial/on_your_own_server.mdwn
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ there. In your home directory is a simple choice:
 
 	server# cd
 	server# git init annex.git --bare --shared
+	server# cd annex.git
+	server# git annex init
+	init ok
 
 That's the server setup done!
 
@@ -35,14 +38,11 @@ Now on your laptop, clone the git repository from the server:
 	warning: You appear to have cloned an empty repository.
 	Checking connectivity... done.
 
-	
-Tell git-annex to use the repository, and describe where this clone is
-located:
-
+Tell git-annex to use the repository:
 
 	laptop# cd annex
-	laptop# git annex init 'my laptop'
-	init my laptop ok
+	laptop# git annex init
+	init ok
 
 ## add files to the repository
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ That push went fast, because it didn't upload large videos to the server.
 So, to finish up, tell git-annex to sync all the data in the repository
 to your server:
 
-	# git annex sync --content
+	# git annex sync origin --content
 	...
 
 ## make more checkouts