How to access Rails 5.2 credentials with Cloud9 C9

Question

I need help with how to access and edit my Rails 5.2 credentials.yml.enc file using Cloud9.

I've tried several different commands using the EDITOR=“something --wait” format, but each time I enter rails credentials:edit, I just get this error: “No $EDITOR to open file in.”

Any suggestions or help?

Answer 1

you can use from your terminal

EDITOR=vim rails credentials:edit

The config/credentials.yml.enc file opens in your terminal with vim. To edit it with vim: - move with the arrows - When you want to insert text press "i" when done press "ESC" - To save use ":w" - To exit use ":q"