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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/mosquitto.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/mosquitto.nix
index 5ada92adc9b53..6543eb34b4b26 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/mosquitto.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/mosquitto.nix
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@ let
         default = null;
         description = mdDoc ''
           Specifies the hashed password for the MQTT User.
-          To generate hashed password install `mosquitto`
-          package and use `mosquitto_passwd`.
+          To generate hashed password install the `mosquitto`
+          package and use `mosquitto_passwd`, then extract
+          the second field (after the `:`) from the generated
+          file.
         '';
       };
 
@@ -68,8 +70,9 @@ let
         description = mdDoc ''
           Specifies the path to a file containing the
           hashed password for the MQTT user.
-          To generate hashed password install `mosquitto`
-          package and use `mosquitto_passwd`.
+          To generate hashed password install the `mosquitto`
+          package and use `mosquitto_passwd`, then remove the
+          `username:` prefix from the generated file.
         '';
       };