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| author | Kegan Dougal <kegan@matrix.org> | 2014-10-06 14:57:26 +0100 |
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| committer | Kegan Dougal <kegan@matrix.org> | 2014-10-06 14:57:26 +0100 |
| commit | c72074b48e1714c2c41f71b0f81474ecafa29144 (patch) | |
| tree | 94f9bea5954567c97da3fd561026c5d4bc79d5d7 /docs/client-server | |
| parent | Update JSFiddles/how-to to support the new registration format. (diff) | |
| download | synapse-c72074b48e1714c2c41f71b0f81474ecafa29144.tar.xz | |
Clarify how-to some more.
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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/client-server/howto.rst | 5 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/docs/client-server/howto.rst b/docs/client-server/howto.rst index 9913e8db1e..37346224af 100644 --- a/docs/client-server/howto.rst +++ b/docs/client-server/howto.rst @@ -39,14 +39,15 @@ when accessing other APIs:: "user_id": "@example:localhost" } -NB: If a ``user_id`` is not specified, one will be randomly generated for you. +NB: If a ``user`` is not specified, one will be randomly generated for you. If you do not specify a ``password``, you will be unable to login to the account if you forget the ``access_token``. Implementation note: The matrix specification does not enforce how users register with a server. It just specifies the URL path and absolute minimum keys. The reference home server uses a username/password to authenticate user, -but other home servers may use different methods. +but other home servers may use different methods. This is why you need to +specify the ``type`` of method. Login ----- |