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+## 
+# This file contains the auth credentials used to access openstack deployments 
+# we wish to manage. The 'default' credentials will be used for any deployments
+# not specifed here.
+#
+
+deployment_auth = {
+# Example
+#   'deployment_name': {
+#       'user': 'email@domain.com',
+#       'pasword': 'password',
+#       'tenant': 'tenant',    
+#       'url': 'http://localhost:5000/v2.0/',
+#       'token': 'ADMIN',
+#       'endpoint': 'http://localhost:35357/v2.0/'    
+#    }, 
+    
+    'default': {
+        'user': 'admin@domain.com',
+        'password': 'admin',
+        'tenant': 'admin', 
+        'url': 'http://localhost:5000/v2.0/'     
+    },
+
+}