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Bug 818686

Summary: cli --user and --password after command name ends in confusing error
Product: Red Hat Satellite Reporter: Justin Sherrill <jsherril>
Component: HammerAssignee: Justin Sherrill <jsherril>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Katello QA List <katello-qa-list>
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Version: 6.0.0CC: lzap
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Description Justin Sherrill 2012-05-03 18:19:25 UTC 
Description of problem:

Using the cli, but specifying the user/pass in the wrong place can lead to a confusing error:

$ katello system list --user=admin --password=admin
error: Missing credentials and unable to authenticate using Kerberos (more in the log file)


When i get this I am confused because i have provided credentials yet it is complaining i have not.  we need a better error message.

Correct syntax with better error about a different arg that is missing:

$katello --user=admin --password=admin system list 
Usage: katello [options]

katello: error: Option --org is required; please see --help



I usually don't think about arg ordering as mattering, but it does in our CLI and we need better communication around that.
Comment 1 Lukas Zapletal 2012-05-15 08:47:32 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 817845 ***