PWD¶

Sets the password for the database user defined via UID.

This parameter applies to omlibdbi: Generic Database Output Module.

Name:: PWD
Scope:: input
Type:: word
Default:: input=none
Required?:: yes
Introduced:: Not documented

Description¶

Supply the password that matches the user provided through the UID parameter so omlibdbi can authenticate to the database.

Input usage¶

action(type="omlibdbi" driver="mysql" server="db.example.net" \
       uid="dbwriter" pwd="sup3rSecret" db="syslog")

Legacy names (for reference)¶

Historic names/directives for compatibility. Do not use in new configs.

$ActionLibdbiPassword — maps to PWD (status: legacy)

See also¶

See also omlibdbi: Generic Database Output Module.

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