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Clarifies the purpose of the cryptmethod field, to match what the code

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Kilian Cavalotti
2017-02-24 15:32:30 -08:00
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@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ passwd Attributes:
\ **password**\
The default password for this type of component
The default password for this type of component. On Linux, a crypted form could be provided. Hashes starting with $1$, $5$ and $6$ (md5, sha256 and sha512 respectively) are supported.
\ **cryptmethod**\
Indicates the method that was used to encrypt the password attribute. On AIX systems, if a value is provided for this attribute it indicates that the password attribute is encrypted. If the cryptmethod value is not set it indicates the password is a simple string value. On Linux systems, the cryptmethod can be set to md5, sha256 or sha512. If not set, sha256 will be used as default.
Indicates the method to use to encrypt the password attribute. On AIX systems, if a value is provided for this attribute it indicates that the password attribute is encrypted. If the cryptmethod value is not set it indicates the password is a simple string value. On Linux systems, the cryptmethod can be set to md5, sha256 or sha512. If not set, sha256 will be used as default to encrypt plain-text passwords.