From 8a5e45e2e13c530a600a9905056026fc0fe08ca5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Kula Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 15:48:16 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Document that periodic tokens do expire unless explicitly renewed (#5581) --- website/source/docs/commands/token/create.html.md | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/website/source/docs/commands/token/create.html.md b/website/source/docs/commands/token/create.html.md index 7b19df1335..91712a3400 100644 --- a/website/source/docs/commands/token/create.html.md +++ b/website/source/docs/commands/token/create.html.md @@ -97,9 +97,10 @@ flags](/docs/commands/index.html) included on all commands. value requires sudo permissions. - `-period` `(duration: "")` - If specified, every renewal will use the given - period. Periodic tokens do not expire (unless `-explicit-max-ttl` is also - provided). Setting this value requires sudo permissions. This is specified as - a numeric string with suffix like "30s" or "5m". + period. Periodic tokens do not expire as long as they are actively being + renewed (unless `-explicit-max-ttl` is also provided). Setting this value + requires sudo permissions. This is specified as a numeric string with suffix + like "30s" or "5m". - `-policy` `(string: "")` - Name of a policy to associate with this token. This can be specified multiple times to attach multiple policies.