Remove sensu::backend username and password parameters

README.md

@@ -84,12 +84,10 @@ vagrant provision sensu-backend-peer1 sensu-backend-peer2
 
 ### Basic Sensu backend
 
-The following example will configure sensu-backend and add a check.  It's advisable to not rely on the default password.
+The following example will configure sensu-backend and add a check.
 
 ```puppet
-  class { 'sensu::backend':
-    password => 'P@ssw0rd!',
-  }
+  include sensu::backend
   sensu_check { 'check-cpu':
     ensure        => 'present',
     command       => 'check-cpu.sh -w 75 -c 90',
@@ -222,6 +220,15 @@ This module does not support adding `sensuctl` resources on a host other than th
 
 The type `sensu_asset` does not at this time support `ensure => absent` due to a limitation with sensuctl, see [sensu-go#988](https://github.com/sensu/sensu-go/issues/988).
 
+The sensuctl username and password can not be configured by this module due to limitations with sensuctl. The checklist at [sensu-puppet#901](https://github.com/sensu/sensu-puppet/issues/901) will be updated as progress is made.
+
+To change the `admin` password used by sensuctl the following steps can be taken:
+```
+sensuctl user change-password admin --current-password 'P@ssw0rd!' --new-password 'changeme'
+sensuctl configure -n --username admin --password 'changeme'
+```
+
+
 ### Notes regarding support
 
 This module is built for use with Puppet versions 5 and 6 and the ruby

manifests/backend.pp

@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@
 #   Sensu backend host used to configure sensuctl and verify API access.
 # @param url_port
 #   Sensu backend port used to configure sensuctl and verify API access.
-# @param username
-#   Sensu backend admin username used to confiure sensuctl.
-# @param password
-#   Sensu backend admin password used to confiure sensuctl.
 #
 class sensu::backend (
   Optional[String] $version = undef,
@@ -41,8 +37,6 @@
   Hash $config_hash = {},
   String $url_host = '127.0.0.1',
   Stdlib::Port $url_port = 8080,
-  String $username = 'admin',
-  String $password = 'P@ssw0rd!',
 ) {
 
   include ::sensu
@@ -71,7 +65,7 @@
   # Ensure sensu-backend is up before starting sensu-agent
   Sensu_api_validator['sensu'] -> Service['sensu-agent']
 
-  $sensuctl_configure = "sensuctl configure -n --url '${url}' --username '${username}' --password '${password}'"
+  $sensuctl_configure = "sensuctl configure -n --url '${url}' --username 'admin' --password 'P@ssw0rd!'"
   $sensuctl_configure_creates = '/root/.config/sensu/sensuctl/cluster'
   exec { 'sensuctl_configure':
     command => "${sensuctl_configure} || rm -f ${sensuctl_configure_creates}",