Repository: incubator-geode
Updated Branches:
  refs/heads/develop bb7a5e218 -> c45fe4ca5


GEODE-2114 Revise user and password options to gfsh connect

- Note that the password is clear text.
- State that user and password are used for authentication.


Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/repo
Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/commit/c45fe4ca
Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/tree/c45fe4ca
Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/diff/c45fe4ca

Branch: refs/heads/develop
Commit: c45fe4ca54ccef9b2f2a223a0f0de0737ab2b911
Parents: bb7a5e2
Author: Karen Miller <kmil...@pivotal.io>
Authored: Tue Nov 15 17:31:28 2016 -0800
Committer: Karen Miller <kmil...@pivotal.io>
Committed: Wed Nov 16 13:07:13 2016 -0800

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 .../tools_modules/gfsh/command-pages/connect.html.md.erb    | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
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http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-geode/blob/c45fe4ca/geode-docs/tools_modules/gfsh/command-pages/connect.html.md.erb
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diff --git a/geode-docs/tools_modules/gfsh/command-pages/connect.html.md.erb 
b/geode-docs/tools_modules/gfsh/command-pages/connect.html.md.erb
index c015cfe..ecdbc36 100644
--- a/geode-docs/tools_modules/gfsh/command-pages/connect.html.md.erb
+++ b/geode-docs/tools_modules/gfsh/command-pages/connect.html.md.erb
@@ -81,12 +81,17 @@ connect [--locator=value] [--jmx-manager=value] 
[--use-http(=value)?] [--url=val
 </tr>
 <tr class="odd">
 <td><span class="keyword parmname">\-\-user</span></td>
-<td>User name to securely connect to the jmx-manager. If the <code class="ph 
codeph">--password</code> parameter is not specified then it will be prompted 
for.</td>
+<td>The user name of the credential to use in authentication when connecting
+to the jmx-manager.
+When specified, if the <code>--password</code> option is not also specified,
+<code>gfsh</code> will prompt for the password.</td>
 <td> </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="even">
 <td><span class="keyword parmname">\-\-password</span></td>
-<td>Password to be used as credential which is required to connect to a 
jmx-manager securely.</td>
+<td>The password portion of the credential to use in authentication 
+when connecting to the jmx-manager.
+Note that this is a clear text password that may be visible to others.</td>
 <td> </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="odd">

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