Werk #14389: Add cmk-passwd utility
| Component | Setup, site management |
| Title | Add cmk-passwd utility |
| Date | Oct 26, 2022 |
| Checkmk Edition | Checkmk Raw (CRE) |
| Checkmk Version | 2.1.0p16 2.2.0b1 |
| Level | Trivial Change |
| Class | New Feature |
| Compatibility | Compatible - no manual interaction needed |
This Werk adds the tool cmk-passwd. cmk-passwd can add and change Checkmk user passwords via the commandline, as could previously be achieved using htpasswd. Users are advised to use cmk-passwd instead of htpasswd to manage Checkmk user passwords from now on.
To change a password with cmk-passwd, for example the password of cmkadmin, simply run
cmk-passwd cmkadmin
The tool will then prompt the password and ask you to re-type it for verification. See cmk-passwd -h for further options.
cmk-passwd selects the correct password file location and password hashing algorithm for the installed version of Checkmk. Behind the scenes it currently still writes to the same file (etc/htpasswd) in htpasswd-compatible format. This might be changed in the future though.
