From e0860e6a0a162b523215a411401002e33388033b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "mintlify[bot]" <109931778+mintlify[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2025 09:55:45 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update guides/cli/cli-authentication.mdx

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 guides/cli/cli-authentication.mdx | 20 +++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/guides/cli/cli-authentication.mdx b/guides/cli/cli-authentication.mdx
index 9d6a2be7..e2527f0b 100644
--- a/guides/cli/cli-authentication.mdx
+++ b/guides/cli/cli-authentication.mdx
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@ icon: "key"
 ## Login
 
 <AccordionGroup>
-   <Accordion title="1. You can login on the CLI from your browser using OAuth2.">
-To log in to your Lightdash instance using OAuth2, run the following command:
+   <Accordion title="1. Login from your browser using OAuth2 (default)">
+To log in to your Lightdash instance, run the following command:
 
     ```bash
-    lightdash login https://{{ lightdash_domain }} --oauth
+    lightdash login https://{{ lightdash_domain }}
     ```
 
     where `{{ lightdash_domain }}` is the address for your running Lightdash instance. For example Lightdash cloud users in the US would type `lightdash login https://app.lightdash.cloud` if you're in Europe you'd type`lightdash login https://eu1.lightdash.cloud`.
 
 This will open a new tab in your default browser. Log in to your Lightdash account (if you're not already logged in), then authorize the lightdash-cli client.
 
-Once authorized, you’ll be logged in and ready to use the CLI.
+Once authorized, you'll be logged in and ready to use the CLI.
 
     <Frame>
       <img src="images/oauth-authorize.png" alt="" />
@@ -27,14 +27,8 @@ Once authorized, you’ll be logged in and ready to use the CLI.
     
   </Accordion>
   
-  <Accordion title="2. If you use your email + password in the browser, login with your email and password.">
-    To login to your Lightdash instance run the following command and provide your login email and password:
-
-    ```bash
-    lightdash login https://{{ lightdash_domain }}
-    ```
-
-    where `{{ lightdash_domain }}` is the address for your running Lightdash instance. For example Lightdash cloud users in the US would type `lightdash login https://app.lightdash.cloud` if you're in Europe you'd type`lightdash login https://eu1.lightdash.cloud`.
+  <Accordion title="2. (Deprecated) Email + password authentication">
+    <Warning>Password authentication is deprecated and no longer supported. Please use OAuth2 or personal access tokens instead.</Warning>
   </Accordion>
 
   <Accordion title="3. If you use single sign-on (SSO) in the browser, login with a personal access token.">
@@ -108,4 +102,4 @@ Some of our favourites are:
 
 * [Testing your changes with developer previews using lightdash preview](/guides/cli/how-to-use-lightdash-preview)
 
-* [Deploying your changes to production using lightdash deploy](/guides/cli/how-to-use-lightdash-deploy)
\ No newline at end of file
+* [Deploying your changes to production using lightdash deploy](/guides/cli/how-to-use-lightdash-deploy)