Problemsby GlyphGrafana documentation is outdated or confusing
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`service_accounts.token_expiration_day_limit` is undocumented
### What happened? The setting `service_accounts.token_expiration_day_limit` in `grafana.ini` is undocumented. ### What did you expect to happen? It should be documented here: https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/
Transform data docs don't cover the static transformation refId
...name changes. The Transform data page doesn't mention this setting at all, so users have no way to learn that it exists, which transformations offer it, or why it only appears on some rows. The page also doesn't explain how the field behaves: the row previews the name you'd get...
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2 posts from 2 people in 1 place, about 1 a week over 21 days. Mostly on grafana/grafana.
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Posts that state a pain and match the "docs" rule about Grafana. First post Oct 2, 2026, latest Oct 22, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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