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Clean up language in client's local config password prompt #2793

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Pelican Service:

  • Client
  • Plugin
  • Registry
  • Director
  • Origin
  • Cache
  • Other (please give the detail)

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The big block of text is intimidating to novice users.

The client is able to save the authorization in a local file.
This prevents the need to reinitialize the authorization for each transfer.
You will be asked for this password whenever a new session is started.
Please provide a new password to encrypt the local OSDF client configuration file:

This is a lot of words to say "please create a password".

Describe the solution you'd like
Rewrite to avoid big block of text.
Possibly supplement with an FAQ entry about why this is happening.

Additional context
May also be worth revisiting the enter-the-password prompt as well, i.e.,

The OSDF client configuration is encrypted.  Enter your password for the local OSDF client configuration file:

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