docs: clarify legacy token creation in npm login and adduser commands #8226
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owlstronaut
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| the `.npmrc` file. If no registry is specified, the default registry | ||
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| When you run `npm adduser`, the CLI automatically generates a legacy token of publish type. For more information, see [About legacy tokens](/about-access-tokens#about-legacy-tokens). |
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| When you run `npm adduser`, the CLI automatically generates a legacy token of publish type. For more information, see [About legacy tokens](/about-access-tokens#about-legacy-tokens). | |
| When you run `npm adduser`, the CLI automatically generates a legacy token of `publish` type. For more information, see [About legacy tokens](/about-access-tokens#about-legacy-tokens). |
| `.npmrc` file. If no registry is specified, the default registry will be | ||
| used (see [`config`](/using-npm/config)). | ||
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| When you run `npm login`, the CLI automatically generates a legacy token of publish type. For more information, see [About legacy tokens](/about-access-tokens#about-legacy-tokens). |
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| When you run `npm login`, the CLI automatically generates a legacy token of publish type. For more information, see [About legacy tokens](/about-access-tokens#about-legacy-tokens). | |
| When you run `npm login`, the CLI automatically generates a legacy token of `publish` type. For more information, see [About legacy tokens](/about-access-tokens#about-legacy-tokens). |
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This is simple PR for adjust
npm loginandnpm adduserdoc.Problem Description:
When using
npm login/npm adduser, users are not aware that this command generates a legacy token with publish permissions. This information is not evident in thenpm login/npm addusercli documentation.After a while searching. found that this context and detail hiding in the About legacy tokens documentation.
Solution:
Add a clear description in the
npm login/npm adduserdocumentation in this PR so that users can understand publish token would be created afternpm loginin the future.References
Related to this PR: npm/documentation#1550