Docs: Add variable expansion recommendation (#56368)

* docs: add variable expansion recommendation * docs: updated the ldap docs in configure grafana
3 years ago · 53f0928321
parent 9c50131c2c
commit 53f0928321
2 changed files with 4 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/conf/ldap.toml
+++ b/conf/ldap.toml
@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ bind_dn = "cn=admin,dc=grafana,dc=org"
 # Search user bind password
 # If the password contains # or ; you have to wrap it with triple quotes. Ex """#password;"""
 bind_password = 'grafana'
+# We recommend using variable expansion for the bind_password, for more info https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/#variable-expansion
+# bind_password = '$__env{LDAP_BIND_PASSWORD}'

 # Timeout in seconds (applies to each host specified in the 'host' entry (space separated))
 timeout = 10
--- a/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-security/configure-authentication/ldap.md
+++ b/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-security/configure-authentication/ldap.md
@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ bind_dn = "cn=admin,dc=grafana,dc=org"
 # Search user bind password
 # If the password contains # or ; you have to wrap it with triple quotes. Ex """#password;"""
 bind_password = "grafana"
+# We recommend using variable expansion for the bind_password, for more info https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/#variable-expansion
+# bind_password = '$__env{LDAP_BIND_PASSWORD}'

 # Timeout in seconds. Applies to each host specified in the 'host' entry (space separated).
 timeout = 10