From 52d3301e707d1e89c1a05e11ac3741fc9063eee4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Glen Smith Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:56:03 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify how settings are applied once in keystore --- docs/setup/secure-settings.asciidoc | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/setup/secure-settings.asciidoc b/docs/setup/secure-settings.asciidoc index b1146688df3ab..39f3633163899 100644 --- a/docs/setup/secure-settings.asciidoc +++ b/docs/setup/secure-settings.asciidoc @@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ can be added using the `add` command: bin/kibana-keystore add the.setting.name.to.set ---------------------------------------------------------------- +Once added to the keystore, these setting will be automatically applied +to this instance of Kibana when started. For example if you do + +[source,sh] +---------------------------------------------------------------- +bin/kibana-keystore add elasticsearch.username +---------------------------------------------------------------- + +you will be prompted to provide the value for elasticsearch.username. +(Your input will show as asterisks.) + The tool will prompt for the value of the setting. To pass the value through stdin, use the `--stdin` flag: