Administering credentials files
As part of ongoing solution administration, you can change the settings in the credentials.conf
file.
If you modify the file you must:
- Re-run
credentials.pl
and re-generate the file based on the updatedengine.conf
files. - Change the
credentials.conf
file itself and then re-runcredentials.pl
on the existing file.
How to edit the credentials.conf file
Add an entry
Note: Performing these steps will OVERWRITE your current credentials.conf
file.
- Open the existing
credentials.conf
file with an editor. - Add the stanza as clear text .
- Save the file.
- Run:
credentials.pl -f credentials.conf
Delete an entry
- Open the existing
credentials.conf
file with an editor. - Delete the stanza containing the entry.
- Save the file.
Update an entry
Note: Performing these steps will OVERWRITE your current credentials.conf file.
- Open the existing
credentials.conf
file with an editor. - Edit the file to make the changes.
- Replace the password with a clear-text version of the password. Be sure you delete the
{RC4}\0
at the beginning and the\0
at the end. - Save the file.
- Run:
credentials.pl -f credentials.conf
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® App for VMware (Legacy): 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 2.0
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