From 98fe96f2cf02ef3094522cae994b3e5b9ff1d87d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stefan Melmuk <509385+stefan0xC@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:49:21 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] reverted the change and added an explanation why we assume a
 POSIX shell for this to work

---
 Enabling-admin-page.md | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Enabling-admin-page.md b/Enabling-admin-page.md
index 9c59a1e..ddb8c3f 100644
--- a/Enabling-admin-page.md
+++ b/Enabling-admin-page.md
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ echo -n 'MySecretPassword' | argon2 "$(openssl rand -base64 32)" -e -id -k 19456
 # Output: $argon2id$v=19$m=19456,t=2,p=1$cXpKdUxHSWhlaUs1QVVsSStkbTRPQVFPSmdpamFCMHdvYjVkWTVKaDdpYz0$E1UgBKjUCD2Roy0jdHAJvXihugpG+N9WcAaR8P6Qn/8
 ```
 
+> [!NOTE]
+This command assumes a POSIX shell which removes the single quotes around your string (which have been added to prevent variable interpolation when substituting a `$` in the example). So if you are running a non-POSIX shell you might want to run `echo -n 'MySecretPassword'` to check what is passed and remove the single quotes accordingly.
+
 ### Using the generated PHC string
 
 Use the generated PHC string as admin token in your environment variable or by passing it the docker/podman CLI command. For `docker-compose.yml` files follow the instructions below.
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ If you have configured your Vaultwarden via the `/admin` page, you should paste
 
 <img width="831" height="63" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/52bf60df-1880-41b2-aab7-eac9982f7505" />
 
-After you set the PHC string, you can login by using the password you have used to generate the PHC string, e.g. `MySecretPassword` in the example above to login. 
+After you set the PHC string, you can login by using the password you have used to generate the PHC string, e.g. `MySecretPassword` in the example above to login.
 
 > [!NOTE]
 If you can enter the whole `$argon2id$…` PHC string as an admin password you are probably using an outdated version of Vaultwarden that does not support argon2id yet. Make sure you are using at least the [latest version](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/releases/latest).