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@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ create the following files:
dest3~slave1.rrd
dest3~slave2.rrd
+The F<slavesecrets.conf> file contains a colon separated list of hostnames
+and secrets.
+
+ host1:secret1
+ host2:secret2
+
=head2 Slave Configuration
A smokeping slave setup has no configuration file. It just needs to know
@@ -119,6 +125,9 @@ F</tmp/smokeping.$USER.cache>.
--cache-dir=/var/smokeping/ \
--shared-secret=/var/smokeping/secret.txt
+The F<secret.txt> file contains a single word, the secret of this slave. It
+is NOT the same as the F<slavesecrets.conf> file the master uses.
+
=head1 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
The master effectively has full access to slave hosts as the user the