From 18e240c4db12e385c79658471222a05e445cd95b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: DL6ER <dl6er@dl6er.de>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 22:31:58 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Try to use the CLI password for logins (if enabled and
 readable by the current user)

Signed-off-by: DL6ER <dl6er@dl6er.de>
---
 padd.sh | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/padd.sh b/padd.sh
index 9936aaa..9610fe7 100755
--- a/padd.sh
+++ b/padd.sh
@@ -169,9 +169,15 @@ TestAPIAvailability() {
 }
 
 LoginAPI() {
-    # Try to authenticate
-    Authenticate
+    # Try to read the CLI password (if enabled and readable by the current user)
+    if [ -r /etc/pihole/cli_pw ]; then
+        password=$(cat /etc/pihole/cli_pw)
 
+        # Try to authenticate using the CLI password
+        Authenticate
+    fi
+
+    # If this did not work, ask the user for the password
     while [ "${validSession}" = false ] || [ -z "${validSession}" ] ; do
         moveXOffset; echo "Authentication failed."