On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 10:48:42AM +0200, Michele Tartara wrote: > Provide some more insights about how to use the RAPI from the command line > through the "curl" command. > > Signed-off-by: Michele Tartara <[email protected]> > --- > doc/rapi.rst | 8 ++++++-- > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/doc/rapi.rst b/doc/rapi.rst > index 10cd80e..28f6ae9 100644 > --- a/doc/rapi.rst > +++ b/doc/rapi.rst > @@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ When using the RAPI, username and password can be sent to > the server > by using the standard HTTP basic access authentication. This means that > for accessing the protected URL ``https://cluster.example.com/resource``, > the address ``https://username:[email protected]/resource`` should > -be used instead. > +be used instead. Alternatively, the appropriate parameter of your HTTP client > +(such as ``-u`` for ``curl``) can be used. > > .. [#pwhash] Using the MD5 hash of username, realm and password is > described in :rfc:`2617` ("HTTP Authentication"), sections 3.2.2.2 > @@ -304,7 +305,10 @@ or ``curl``:: > $ curl https://%CLUSTERNAME%:5080/2/info > > Note: with ``curl``, the request method (GET, POST, PUT) can be specified > -using the ``-X`` command line option. > +using the ``-X`` command line option, and the username/password can be > +specified with the ``-u`` option. In case of POST requests with a body, the > +Content-Type can be set to JSON (as per the Protocol_ section) using the > +parameter ``-H "Content-Type: application/json"``. > > Python > ++++++
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