Hi,

On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 11:54:57AM -0400, Selva Nair wrote:
> > I'm not sure I understand what the intended use of
> > --management-forget-disconnect *is* - if it's "disconnected by a button
> > press", the GUI can send "forget-passwords", and we do not need this
> > option in the first place.
> >
> > If it's "disconnected by a network hickup", why would one want to
> > flush the token here, which is intended to seamlessly reconnect
> > after the hickup?
> 
> Here "disconnect" does not mean disconnect from the server, but disconnect
> the management client from the daemon. I like to refer to it as "detach"
> from the management interface. When the client detaches it allows another
> "client" (may be an interactive  telnet session) to connect.

Ah!  I was misunderstanding this option.  Yes, in that case, "forget
everything, including tokens" seems reasonable.

> Still not convincing?

Now it is, thanks :-) - wrong "disconnect".

gert
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Gert Doering - Munich, Germany                             g...@greenie.muc.de

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