From 35493cfee43324a571c924aff501cf018ac73d81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: akshya96 <87045294+akshya96@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:15:01 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] vault operator init -output-curl-string bug (#17514)

* fixing -output-curl-string bug

* add changelog

* fix for -output-policy

* adding comment for -output-policy
---
 changelog/17514.txt      |  3 +++
 command/operator_init.go | 12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 changelog/17514.txt

diff --git a/changelog/17514.txt b/changelog/17514.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..215ea83295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/17514.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+core: Fix vault operator init command to show the right curl string with -output-curl-string and right policy hcl with -output-policy
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/command/operator_init.go b/command/operator_init.go
index 6d67dcd9b6..3b0dfe3de2 100644
--- a/command/operator_init.go
+++ b/command/operator_init.go
@@ -237,6 +237,15 @@ func (c *OperatorInitCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 2
 	}
 
+	// -output-curl string returns curl command for seal status
+	// setting this to false and then setting actual value after reading seal status
+	currentOutputCurlString := client.OutputCurlString()
+	client.SetOutputCurlString(false)
+	// -output-policy string returns minimum required policy HCL for seal status
+	// setting this to false and then setting actual value after reading seal status
+	outputPolicy := client.OutputPolicy()
+	client.SetOutputPolicy(false)
+
 	// Set defaults based on use of auto unseal seal
 	sealInfo, err := client.Sys().SealStatus()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -244,6 +253,9 @@ func (c *OperatorInitCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 2
 	}
 
+	client.SetOutputCurlString(currentOutputCurlString)
+	client.SetOutputPolicy(outputPolicy)
+
 	switch sealInfo.RecoverySeal {
 	case true:
 		if c.flagRecoveryShares == 0 {