Make sure it is 0600 readable by owner only. If that is not it, maybe someone may have other advice.
-Kevin
From: Chris Pretorius <user-3fef1df92e88@xymon.invalid>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2021 10:46 AM
To: KING, KEVIN <user-ca972c0c43a8@xymon.invalid>; Xymon Mailing List <xymon at xymon.com>
Subject: RE: Hide username and password in http test
Hi
Xymon server runs as the xymon user, homedir is /usr/lib/xymon/
I placed the file there (Perms are xymon:xymon) but still no go
From: KING, KEVIN <user-ca972c0c43a8@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-ca972c0c43a8@xymon.invalid>>
Sent: Thursday, 18 March 2021 14:54
To: Chris Pretorius <user-3fef1df92e88@xymon.invalid<mailto:user-3fef1df92e88@xymon.invalid>>; Xymon Mailing List <xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com>>
Subject: RE: Hide username and password in http test
I have not used this, but based on the other items and the writers of the platform, I would put this in the home directory of the user that is running the xymon application.
-Kevin
From: Xymon <xymon-bounces at xymon.com<mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com>> On Behalf Of Chris Pretorius
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2021 7:35 AM
To: Xymon Mailing List <xymon at xymon.com<mailto:xymon at xymon.com>>
Subject: [Xymon] Hide usernam and password in http test
Hi
Im running a xymon server installed from the Terabithia repository
Release: xymon-4.3.30-1
I added a http test that requires basic authentication. The password has special characters.
The test works when I add the username and password in the full url, ie. https://server/page.htm?user=User&password=p at sw0rd<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/server/page.htm?user=User&password=p at sw0rd__;!!BhdT!374AslU01M-gavchN3GUGqP8XwfFNgqNoCReWupQ1GONsSAa_U5Dw_ifFODBWQ$>
The man pages mention a file ~/.netrc where you can store username and password for basic authentication
Which directory should the file be stored on the server.
Best regards