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Optionally read VAULT_PASSWORD from .vaulctl file #75

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Optionally read VAULT_PASSWORD from .vaulctl file
fredg02 Mar 20, 2026
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Remove return statement and fix order of arguments in vault login call
fredg02 Mar 20, 2026
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34 changes: 32 additions & 2 deletions secretsmanager/vaultctl.sh
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Expand Up @@ -115,6 +115,26 @@ load_username_from_config() {
return 1
}

# Load password from config
load_password_from_config() {
if [[ -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]]; then
# Safely parse VAULT_PASSWORD from config without executing the file
local line password
line="$(grep -m1 '^VAULT_PASSWORD=' "$CONFIG_FILE" 2>/dev/null || true)"
if [[ -n "$line" ]]; then
password="${line#VAULT_PASSWORD=}"
# Remove optional surrounding double quotes
password="${password%\"}"
password="${password#\"}"
if [[ -n "$password" ]]; then
VAULT_PASSWORD="$password"
return 0
fi
fi
fi
return 1
}

# Save username to config
save_username_to_config() {
local username="$1"
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -159,8 +179,18 @@ get_vault_username() {
vault_ldap_login() {
log_info "Logging in to Vault using LDAP method..."
log_info "Vault address: $VAULT_ADDR"

if vault login -method=ldap -address="$VAULT_ADDR" username="$VAULT_USERNAME" >/dev/null; then

local password_argument=""
# Try to load from config
if load_password_from_config; then
log_info "Using saved password."
fi

if [[ -n $VAULT_PASSWORD ]]; then
password_argument="password=$VAULT_PASSWORD"
fi

if vault login -address="$VAULT_ADDR" -method=ldap username="$VAULT_USERNAME" $password_argument; then
log_success "Vault login successful"

# Load the token that was just saved
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