From 28ef7659dc590e2a2cd3bbe2f07b25223b3c76bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Niclas Mietz Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2017 18:28:53 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Mark GITLAB_ROOT_PASSWORD password length This will help in future like issues #1183 . --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 19d2d19b..a9cb3ec2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ Below is the complete list of available options that can be used to customize yo | `GITLAB_SECRETS_SECRET_KEY_BASE` | Encryption key for session secrets. Ensure that your key is at least 64 characters long and that you don't lose it. This secret can be rotated with minimal impact - the main effect is that previously-sent password reset emails will no longer work. You can generate one using `pwgen -Bsv1 64`. No defaults. | | `GITLAB_SECRETS_OTP_KEY_BASE` | Encryption key for OTP related stuff with GitLab. Ensure that your key is at least 64 characters long and that you don't lose it. **If you lose or change this secret, 2FA will stop working for all users.** You can generate one using `pwgen -Bsv1 64`. No defaults. | | `GITLAB_TIMEZONE` | Configure the timezone for the gitlab application. This configuration does not effect cron jobs. Defaults to `UTC`. See the list of [acceptable values](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveSupport/TimeZone.html). | -| `GITLAB_ROOT_PASSWORD` | The password for the root user on firstrun. Defaults to `5iveL!fe`. GitLab requires this to be at least 8 characters long. | +| `GITLAB_ROOT_PASSWORD` | The password for the root user on firstrun. Defaults to `5iveL!fe`. GitLab requires this to be at least **8 characters long**. | | `GITLAB_ROOT_EMAIL` | The email for the root user on firstrun. Defaults to `admin@example.com` | | `GITLAB_EMAIL` | The email address for the GitLab server. Defaults to value of `SMTP_USER`, else defaults to `example@example.com`. | | `GITLAB_EMAIL_DISPLAY_NAME` | The name displayed in emails sent out by the GitLab mailer. Defaults to `GitLab`. |