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authornicolargo <nicolas@nicolargo.com>2018-12-29 19:10:48 +0100
committernicolargo <nicolas@nicolargo.com>2018-12-29 19:10:48 +0100
commit8cf364212ea782f3b54449820e0dcff31b2b7f2f (patch)
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Create an option to set the username to use in Web or RPC Server mode #1381
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-rw-r--r--docs/man/glances.12
-rw-r--r--docs/quickstart.rst15
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/docs/man/glances.1 b/docs/man/glances.1
index d9192ada..016315f7 100644
--- a/docs/man/glances.1
+++ b/docs/man/glances.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
.\" Man page generated from reStructuredText.
.
-.TH "GLANCES" "1" "Dec 27, 2018" "3.1.0_beta" "Glances"
+.TH "GLANCES" "1" "Dec 29, 2018" "3.1.0_beta" "Glances"
.SH NAME
glances \- An eye on your system
.
diff --git a/docs/quickstart.rst b/docs/quickstart.rst
index c7c212f8..00b71ef6 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.rst
+++ b/docs/quickstart.rst
@@ -77,9 +77,15 @@ available network interfaces) and TCP port is ``61209``.
In client/server mode, limits are set by the server side.
-You can set a password to access to the server ``--password``. By
-default, the username is ``glances`` but you can change it with
-``--username``. It is also possible to set the password in the
+You can set a password to access to the server using the ``--password``.
+By default, the username is ``glances`` but you can change it with
+``--username``.
+
+If you want, the SHA password will be stored in ``username.pwd`` file.
+Next time your run the server/client, password will not be asked. To set a
+specific username you can used the -u <username> option.
+
+It is also possible to set the password in the
Glances configuration file:
.. code-block:: ini
@@ -93,9 +99,6 @@ Glances configuration file:
localhost=mylocalhostpassword
default=mydefaultpassword
-If you ask it, the SHA password will be stored in ``username.pwd`` file.
-Next time your run the server/client, password will not be asked.
-
Central client
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^