# Using environmental variables in Open Distro security plugin configuration

**URL:** <https://forum.opensearch.org/t/using-environmental-variables-in-open-distro-security-plugin-configuration/1193>\
**Category:** Security\
**Created:** [July 23, 2019, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/using-environmental-variables-in-open-distro-security-plugin-configuration/1193 "2019-07-23T12:31:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![clsa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.opensearch.org/clsa/32/582_2.png) [@clsa](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/clsa)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/using-environmental-variables-in-open-distro-security-plugin-configuration/1193/2 "2020-04-17T13:22:26Z")

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You have to execute `securityadmin.sh` with the parameter `--resolve-env-vars` and change `config.yml` to

```auto
...
            bind_dn: ${env.LDAP_BIND_DN}
            password: ${env.LDAP_BIND_PASSWORD}
...

```

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