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credentials.conf example

credentials.conf example

This is an example of the credentials.conf.example file based on sample data.


# Copyright (C) 2012 Splunk Inc. All Rights Reserved.
#
# This is an example of the format of a credentials.conf file. The settings below are 
# for example purpose only and do not contian any real credential information

# DEFAULT STANZA
[default]
host=
username=guest
password={RC4}CVbov0WxpfE=

# SINGLE SERVER SPECIFIC CREDENTIALS STANZA
[vc1]
host=vc.mycompany.com
username=vc_splunker
password={RC4}WlwerXS4

# LIST SPECIFIC CREDENTIALS STANZA
[esxi1to3]
host=10.160.14.51|10.160.14.52|esxi3.mycompany.com|
username=esx123_splunker
password={RC4}Np2ivtHJkdU=

# REGEX SPECIFIC CREDENTIALS STANZA
[other_esx]
host=/esx.*\.mycompany\.com/
username=esx_other_splunker
password={RC4}WlwerHJkdU

This documentation applies to the following versions of VMW: 1.0 , 1.0.1 , 1.0.2 , 1.0.3 , 2.0 View the Article History for its revisions.


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