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diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-login.1.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-login.1.md index 79c7ff640..efc7f05e2 100644 --- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-login.1.md +++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-login.1.md @@ -12,9 +12,13 @@ and password. If the registry is not specified, the first registry under [regist from registries.conf will be used. **podman login** reads in the username and password from STDIN. The username and password can also be set using the **username** and **password** flags. The path of the authentication file can be specified by the user by setting the **authfile** -flag. The default path used is **${XDG\_RUNTIME\_DIR}/containers/auth.json**. If there is a valid -username and password in the **authfile** , Podman will use those existing credentials if the user does not pass in a username. -If those credentials are not present, Podman will then use any existing credentials found in **$HOME/.docker/config.json**. +flag. The default path for reading and writing credentials is **${XDG\_RUNTIME\_DIR}/containers/auth.json**. +Podman will use existing credentials if the user does not pass in a username. +Podman will first search for the username and password in the **${XDG\_RUNTIME\_DIR}/containers/auth.json**, if they are not valid, +Podman will then use any existing credentials found in **$HOME/.docker/config.json**. +If those credentials are not present, Podman will create **${XDG\_RUNTIME\_DIR}/containers/auth.json** (if the file does not exist) and +will then store the username and password from STDIN as a base64 encoded string in it. +For more details about format and configurations of the auth,json file, please refer to containers-auth.json(5) **podman [GLOBAL OPTIONS]** @@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ Login Succeeded! ``` ## SEE ALSO -podman(1), podman-logout(1) +podman(1), podman-logout(1), containers-auth.json(5) ## HISTORY August 2017, Originally compiled by Urvashi Mohnani <umohnani@redhat.com> |