Question: How to make "reportbug" remember my SMTP email password? It remembers login and server already.
Keywords: "reportbug remember smtp password" and "reportbug smtp password remember config file"
Reportbug can store the SMTP password in your personal ~/.reportbugrc file.
Add a line like(the man page notes that “If the password isn’t specified … a prompt will be displayed” ).
reportbug should no longer ask for the SMTP password each time; it will retrieve it automatically from the config file
Keywords: "reportbug remember smtp password" and "reportbug smtp password remember config file"
Reportbug can store the SMTP password in your personal ~/.reportbugrc file.
Code:
nano ~/.reportbugrcCode:
smtppasswd "my‑smtp‑password"reportbug should no longer ask for the SMTP password each time; it will retrieve it automatically from the config file
Statistics: Posted by postcd — 2026-02-21 06:48