Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:51:51 GMT From: Sergio Carlavilla Delgado <carlavilla@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 02140316e8 - main - Handbook - mail: Add note about gmail needing app passwords Message-ID: <202501161851.50GIpplO082653@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by carlavilla: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=02140316e883a481f5a563419a39c82e2af08822 commit 02140316e883a481f5a563419a39c82e2af08822 Author: Dave Cottlehuber <dch@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2025-01-16 18:49:27 +0000 Commit: Sergio Carlavilla Delgado <carlavilla@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2025-01-16 18:49:27 +0000 Handbook - mail: Add note about gmail needing app passwords Reviewed by: carlavilla@, Graham Perrin Pull Request: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/pull/457 --- documentation/content/en/books/handbook/mail/_index.adoc | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/mail/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/mail/_index.adoc index 48f58ef4c1..fa8df9ac8d 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/mail/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/mail/_index.adoc @@ -138,6 +138,14 @@ Authentication can be set with one line in [.filename]#/etc/dma/auth.conf#: username@gmail.com|smtp.gmail.com:password .... +[NOTE] +==== +If you have 2-factor authentication enabled, you will need to generate an +application-specific password as your normal login password will be +rejected. See Google documentation for more information on +https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords[app-specific passwords]. +==== + Execute the following command to test the configuration: [source,shell]
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