This reverts commit cc1cd671a03cd6d4528f2c859ece870f1486d85b.
---
plugins/vddk/nbdkit-vddk-plugin.pod | 7 ++++++-
plugins/vddk/vddk.c | 4 ----
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/plugins/vddk/nbdkit-vddk-plugin.pod b/plugins/vddk/nbdkit-vddk-plugin.pod
index 96a665b6..73316dd1 100644
--- a/plugins/vddk/nbdkit-vddk-plugin.pod
+++ b/plugins/vddk/nbdkit-vddk-plugin.pod
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ nbdkit-vddk-plugin - nbdkit VMware VDDK plugin
nbdkit vddk [file=]FILENAME
[config=FILENAME] [cookie=COOKIE] [libdir=LIBRARY]
[nfchostport=PORT] [single-link=true]
- [password=PASSWORD | password=+FILENAME | password=-FD]
+ [password=PASSWORD | password=- | password=+FILENAME
+ | password=-FD]
[port=PORT] [server=HOSTNAME] [snapshot=MOREF]
[thumbprint=THUMBPRINT] [transports=MODE:MODE:...]
[unbuffered=true] [user=USERNAME] [vm=moref=ID]
@@ -158,6 +159,10 @@ Set the password to use when connecting to the remote server.
Note that passing this on the command line is not secure on shared
machines.
+=item B<password=->
+
+Ask for the password (interactively) when nbdkit starts up.
+
=item B<password=+>FILENAME
Read the password from the named file. This is a secure method
diff --git a/plugins/vddk/vddk.c b/plugins/vddk/vddk.c
index 54a6e019..4815a43e 100644
--- a/plugins/vddk/vddk.c
+++ b/plugins/vddk/vddk.c
@@ -240,10 +240,6 @@ vddk_config (const char *key, const char *value)
return -1;
}
else if (strcmp (key, "password") == 0) {
- if (strcmp (value, "-") == 0) {
- nbdkit_error ("password=- is not supported with the VDDK plugin");
- return -1;
- }
free (password);
if (nbdkit_read_password (value, &password) == -1)
return -1;
--
2.25.0