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This bug is created as a clone of upstream ticket:
https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/4517

This is server-side version of https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/4040:

currently, in unattended runs, passwords need to be specified as command line parameters that will show up in ps / /proc outputs.

We need a way to pass the passwords without the words being disclosed to other users on the system. The ideas include reading them from environment variables, files, or filehandles.

pls add steps to verify - to cover the ways of passing passwords

Given that Bug 1199516 and Bug 837369 were postponed, this bug is not critical any more. It will thus not come in the next RHEL minor release.

Testing information can be provided when the feature is done and scheduled again.

master:
https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/changeset/39f6f637a7a5714a6801a1a11483f94d856c14bd
https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/changeset/bed64a888a5c02f389d8d744ff2b327082830fbe
https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/changeset/86edd6abeb9749e159a529b83cfce6443fff4ba5
ipa-4-2:
https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/changeset/8040a0ed0ba58a32d8071bbb206ea4b963311d06
https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/changeset/61170a4295b071378804f72d8cf88e988f1ded02
https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/changeset/42d16b02cd153ac89ebd8ae07c98611dc3b6e471

master:
https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/changeset/74da4f5870edda85039b3bba52fb0a578676fb44
ipa-4-2:
https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/changeset/ad285897f54190fd0113209f32fce7f37fb0ce77

ipa-4-2:
https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/changeset/75a8454caeeaf293c0b6be48f2b8476e7707447f
master:
https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/changeset/6067824be494745926204a7ba3709c3c0f054326

IdM team doesn't have capacity to implement this RFE in RHEL 7.4. Moving to next RHEL version. Implementing the RFE there will depend on capacity of FreeIPA upstream. Without sufficient justification there is a chance that it will be moved again later.

*** Bug 1371087 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Thank you taking your time and submitting this request for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It was unfortunately not given priority Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Given that this request is not planned for a close release, it is highly unlikely it will be fixed in this major version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. We are therefore closing the request as WONTFIX.
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