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Trying to add a new user in a fresh install [message #1827092]

Thu, 07 May 2020 00:22

Eclipse User

I am following the tutorial here: https://www .quora. com /How-do-I-set-up-a-Mosquitto-MQTT-server-and-receive-data-from-OwnTracks to install and configure Mosquitto on my Pi4. I've gotten to the part where it says to create the username and password. The command does not work for me.

I type i:

sudo mosquitto_passwd c /etc/mosquitto/pwfile username

And I just get back the Usage text which tells me it didn't take the command correctly.
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Re: Trying to add a new user in a fresh install [message #1827116 is a reply to message #1827092]

Thu, 07 May 2020 08:53

Eclipse User

Looking very closely at your image the "-c" looks different to the ones printed in the usage instructions. I think the quora site has replaced the - character with something that is more "correct" in typography, but is wrong here. If you type it yourself without pasting I'm sure it will work.

Re: Trying to add a new user in a fresh install [message #1827136 is a reply to message #1827116]

Thu, 07 May 2020 17:12

Eclipse User

Oh my gosh, those are some eagle eyes you've got there!! That was exactly the issue!! I made a comment on that Quora post to help anyone else who comes along in the future and has the same problem. Thank you so much!

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