user, password = globalServerCtxt.RootUser, globalServerCtxt.RootPwd
	}
	if user == "" || password == "" {
		return auth.Credentials{}
	}
	cred, err := auth.CreateCredentials(user, password)
	if err != nil {
		if legacyCredentials {
			logger.Fatal(config.ErrInvalidCredentials(err),
				"Unable to validate credentials inherited from the shell environment")
		} else {