[pbs-devel] [PATCH docs] PVE integration: Add note about hiding password
Dylan Whyte
d.whyte at proxmox.com
Mon Sep 7 17:38:36 CEST 2020
Add a note to section "Proxmox VE integration" explaining
how to avoid passing password as plain text when using the
pvesm command.
Signed-off-by: Dylan Whyte <d.whyte at proxmox.com>
---
docs/administration-guide.rst | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/docs/administration-guide.rst b/docs/administration-guide.rst
index 08aaed4a..a8e641cf 100644
--- a/docs/administration-guide.rst
+++ b/docs/administration-guide.rst
@@ -1411,6 +1411,10 @@ as ``user1 at pbs``.
# pvesm add pbs store2 --server localhost --datastore store2
# pvesm set store2 --username user1 at pbs --password <secret>
+.. note:: If you would rather not pass your password as plain text, you can pass
+ the ``--password`` parameter, without any arguments. This will cause the
+ program to prompt you for a password upon entering the command.
+
If your backup server uses a self signed certificate, you need to add
the certificate fingerprint to the configuration. You can get the
fingerprint by running the following command on the backup server:
--
2.20.1
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