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Updates to the oAuth README
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skarra committed Jun 30, 2015
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Step 3. Authentication
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username: your gmail username
password: the path to your credentials json you downloaded in step 2
Note you still need to give your username, but not your password. Instead you
need to tell ASynK where to find the credentials JSON you saved in step 2
above. In the interest of time I have hacked so that you can reuse your
earlier method of authentication via `~/.betrc/` or entering it via command
line.

You can use netrc or keyboard input. `--gcuser` and `--gcpw` commandline flags are not currently working
username: your gmail username
password: the path to your credentials json you downloaded in step 2

Note `--gcuser` and `--gcpw` commandline flags are not currently working

For e.g. Here is the extract from my ~/.netrc for one of the profiles.

machine gc_testbbgc
login karra.etc
password ~/.asynk/karra.etc.json

Note that the password is not really a password but the location of the
credentials json. If you choose not to use the netrc file, you can enter the
above data from the keyboard as well when ASynK will prompt you.

Step 4. You will have to install some additional python packages. For e.g.
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$ git pull --recurse-submodules
$ git submodule update --recursive

Notes & Caveats
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1. The username you provide should match actual user you select.
2. The client credentials json you save remains on your computer and not shared with anyone.
3. There is no easier way to set this up. Sorry.

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