From 464553a453c12d41a938aca7ce0beab6078cfedb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bergquist Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2016 09:48:56 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: explains how to use comment chars in passwords --- conf/defaults.ini | 1 + conf/sample.ini | 1 + docs/sources/installation/configuration.md | 2 +- 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/conf/defaults.ini b/conf/defaults.ini index bbd61c66c62..939a92bd007 100644 --- a/conf/defaults.ini +++ b/conf/defaults.ini @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ type = sqlite3 host = 127.0.0.1:3306 name = grafana user = root +# If the password contains # or ; you have to wrap it with trippel quotes. Ex """#password;""" password = # Use either URL or the previous fields to configure the database # Example: mysql://user:secret@host:port/database diff --git a/conf/sample.ini b/conf/sample.ini index d48c4a270c5..57f7415de44 100644 --- a/conf/sample.ini +++ b/conf/sample.ini @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ ;host = 127.0.0.1:3306 ;name = grafana ;user = root +# If the password contains # or ; you have to wrap it with trippel quotes. Ex """#password;""" ;password = # Use either URL or the previous fields to configure the database diff --git a/docs/sources/installation/configuration.md b/docs/sources/installation/configuration.md index f3b40b206bf..838be7f168e 100644 --- a/docs/sources/installation/configuration.md +++ b/docs/sources/installation/configuration.md @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ The database user (not applicable for `sqlite3`). ### password -The database user's password (not applicable for `sqlite3`). +The database user's password (not applicable for `sqlite3`). If the password contains `#` or `;` you have to wrap it with trippel quotes. Ex `"""#password;"""` ### ssl_mode