Title: NOAUTH error when running wp-cli
Last modified: January 25, 2024

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# NOAUTH error when running wp-cli

 *  Resolved [Jeff Wolfe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bytezilla/)
 * (@bytezilla)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/noauth-error-when-running-wp-cli/)
 * The Redis Object Cache plugin has been installed and working for months.
 * When I try to run a command using `wp` such as `wp redis diagnostics` it fails
   with 
   `Error: Error establishing a Redis connection. `NOAUTH Authentication required.`
 * In the wp-config.php file the define statement looks like
   `define('WP_REDIS_PASSWORD',['
   user' => 'UUUUUUUU', 'password' => 'PPPPPPPPPP' ] );`
 * All other documentation I find does not show a user in WP_REDIS_PASSWORD

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 *  Plugin Author [Till Krüss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tillkruess/)
 * (@tillkruess)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/noauth-error-when-running-wp-cli/#post-17375966)
 * Are you able to connect using `redis-cli`, if so please post the full command
   here.
 *  Thread Starter [Jeff Wolfe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bytezilla/)
 * (@bytezilla)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/noauth-error-when-running-wp-cli/#post-17376285)
 * Post the redis-cli command? I’m not sure what you are asking for specifically.
   The redis-cli command connects without any problem.
 * Some lines have been redacted. There are currently 474 keys in Redis.
 * $ redis-cli -h 10.2.100.227 -p 6379
   10.2.100.227:6379> auth USERUSERUSER PASSPASSPASSOK10.2.100.227:
   6379> keys *1) “nap:default:get_caches-25c9abdd0884d1e8618a75e9f40ebfd0-0.45506800
   1706293483”2) “nap:user_meta:466”3) “nap:userslugs:xxxxxxxxxx”4) “nap:wpforms_form_tag_relationships:
   59”5) “nap:post-queries:wp_query-474edf4a00206fb9d0b312ea7466824c-0.17520600 
   1706279326”6) “nap:options:alloptions”7) “nap:user_meta:505”8) “nap:userlogins:
   xxxxxxxxxxxx”9) “nap:post-queries:wp_query-e4e4c7665ab2e263ccbd3c32375b02c1-0.17520600
   1706279326”10) “nap:userlogins:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx”11) “nap:default:get_caches-
   e8806ae381a8355f84038ca5f1f041af-0.25035000 1706283288”12) “nap:default:get_caches-
   bd9e16aa1acabe7920846e52b7ac0ff6-0.99160800 1706289958”13) “nap:post-queries:
   wp_query-c99c088b99d0d399ab39f789927d1f4c-0.17520600 1706279326”14) “nap:default:
   get_caches-b58210f421cde8fd772b20bfdc535ef2-0.88379200 1706295257”
 *  Plugin Support [Julie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julieadrienne/)
 * (@julieadrienne)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/noauth-error-when-running-wp-cli/#post-17381921)
 * Hi!
 * Are all your `WP_REDIS_*` constants at the very top of the `wp-config.php` file?
 * Did you try setting `WP_REDIS_CLIENT` to `predis` or `phpredis` to see if either
   works?
 *  Thread Starter [Jeff Wolfe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bytezilla/)
 * (@bytezilla)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/noauth-error-when-running-wp-cli/#post-17382370)
 * Putting the Define Redis statements at the top of wp-config.php seems to have
   worked.
   I usually put all new settings right above the “stop editing!” line in
   the wp-config.php file.
 * I can now run `wp redis status` or `wp user list --field=ID` and get a result.
 *  Plugin Author [Till Krüss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tillkruess/)
 * (@tillkruess)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/noauth-error-when-running-wp-cli/#post-17388292)
 * Sweet, glad it worked out!

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 * Last activity: [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/noauth-error-when-running-wp-cli/#post-17388292)
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