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+---
+deprecations: |
+  - The following config options are deprecated in favor of a separate
+    configuration section ``service_credentials`` introduced to define the
+    Trove service user credentials for communication with other OpenStack
+    services.
+
+    .. code-block:: ini
+
+        [DEFAULT]
+        trove_auth_url
+        os_region_name
+        nova_proxy_admin_user
+        nova_proxy_admin_pass
+        nova_proxy_admin_tenant_id
+        nova_proxy_admin_tenant_name
+        nova_proxy_admin_user_domain_name
+        nova_proxy_admin_project_domain_name