Document INFLUXDB_PW env var in username flag

Fixes prometheus#1281
victorye88 · Jan 3, 2016 · 87d1831 · 87d1831
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diff --git a/cmd/prometheus/config.go b/cmd/prometheus/config.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func init() {
 	)
 	cfg.fs.StringVar(
 		&cfg.remote.InfluxdbUsername, "storage.remote.influxdb.username", "",
-		"The username to use when sending samples to InfluxDB.",
+		"The username to use when sending samples to InfluxDB. The corresponding password must be provided via the INFLUXDB_PW environment variable.",
 	)
 	cfg.fs.StringVar(
 		&cfg.remote.InfluxdbDatabase, "storage.remote.influxdb.database", "prometheus",