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| -rw-r--r-- | guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md | 11 |
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diff --git a/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md b/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md index 88c9981dbb..0b869deafa 100644 --- a/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md +++ b/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md @@ -79,12 +79,15 @@ secrets, you need to: secret_key_base: production: - secret_key_base: + secret_key_base: <%= ENV["SECRET_KEY_BASE"] %> ``` -2. Copy the existing `secret_key_base` from the `secret_token.rb` initializer to - `secrets.yml` under the `production` section. - +2. Use your existing `secret_key_base` from the `secret_token.rb` initializer to + set the SECRET_KEY_BASE environment variable for whichever users run the Rails + app in production mode. Alternately, you can simply copy the existing + `secret_key_base` from the `secret_token.rb` initializer to `secrets.yml` + under the `production` section, replacing '<%= ENV["SECRET_KEY_BASE"] %>'. + 3. Remove the `secret_token.rb` initializer. 4. Use `rake secret` to generate new keys for the `development` and `test` sections. |