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@encukou encukou commented Jun 29, 2026

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* Generate a password
* Add the password in `/etc/buildbot/settings.yaml`
* Restart the buildbot server: `make restart-master`
If the owner did not request a new password (that is, they're reusing one

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Make a highlight or !NOTE that following applies only the buildbot master administrators, not everyone.

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OK.
Pretty much all the README is aimed at administrators, so I added the note at the top.

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Oh. didn't realize this. I thought it was part of the devguide.

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LGTM

Comment thread README.md
* Generate a password using e.g.:

import secrets
secrets.token_urlsafe(14)

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secrets.token_urlsafe(14)
print(secrets.token_urlsafe(14))

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