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doc: refer to authhash command in password command description

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Miroslav Lichvar 2015-06-17 18:30:10 +02:00
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@ -3473,10 +3473,11 @@ directive in the configuration file.
@c {{{ authhash
@node authhash command
@subsubsection authhash
This command sets the hash function used for authenticating user commands.
For successful authentication the hash function has to be the same as the one
set for the command key in the keys file on the server. It needs to be set
before the @code{password} command is used. The default hash function is MD5.
This command selects the hash function used for authenticating user commands.
For successful authentication the hash function has to be the same as the
function specified for the command key in the keys file on the server
(@pxref{keyfile directive}). It needs to be selected before the
@code{password} command is used. The default hash function is MD5.
An example is
@ -4172,7 +4173,10 @@ should enter the password and press return.
The password can be encoded as a string of characters not containing a space
with optional @code{ASCII:} prefix or as a hexadecimal number with @code{HEX:}
prefix. It has to match @code{chronyd's} currently defined command key
(@pxref{commandkey directive}).
(@pxref{commandkey directive}). If the command key was specified with a
different hash function than MD5, it's necessary to select the hash function
with the @code{authhash} command (@pxref{authhash command}) before entering the
password.
The password command is run automatically on start if @code{chronyc} was
started with the `-a' option.