From 2a828bb783efea359be69ecd27033d352f713e2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shivaram Lingamneni Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2022 05:38:38 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] clarify the meaning of the password section --- default.yaml | 5 ++++- traditional.yaml | 5 ++++- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/default.yaml b/default.yaml index ccd9b246..a48eedc1 100644 --- a/default.yaml +++ b/default.yaml @@ -164,7 +164,10 @@ server: # the value must begin with a '~' character. comment out / omit to disable: coerce-ident: '~u' - # password to login to the server, generated using `ergo genpasswd`: + # 'password' allows you to require a global, shared password (the IRC `PASS` command) + # to connect to the server. for operator passwords, see the `opers` section of the + # config. for a more secure way to create a private server, see the `require-sasl` + # section. you must hash the password with `ergo genpasswd`, then enter the hash here: #password: "$2a$04$0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234" # motd filename diff --git a/traditional.yaml b/traditional.yaml index ff609cfa..7340cbe2 100644 --- a/traditional.yaml +++ b/traditional.yaml @@ -138,7 +138,10 @@ server: # the value must begin with a '~' character. comment out / omit to disable: #coerce-ident: '~u' - # password to login to the server, generated using `ergo genpasswd`: + # 'password' allows you to require a global, shared password (the IRC `PASS` command) + # to connect to the server. for operator passwords, see the `opers` section of the + # config. for a more secure way to create a private server, see the `require-sasl` + # section. you must hash the password with `ergo genpasswd`, then enter the hash here: #password: "$2a$04$0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234" # motd filename