diff --git a/doc/source/admin/remote-console-access.rst b/doc/source/admin/remote-console-access.rst
index f8bb448ab256..d0f242fe5643 100644
--- a/doc/source/admin/remote-console-access.rst
+++ b/doc/source/admin/remote-console-access.rst
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ configuration.
 .. deprecated:: 18.0.0
 
    ``nova-consoleauth`` is deprecated since 18.0.0 (Rocky) and will be removed
-   in an upcoming release.
+   in an upcoming release. See
+   :oslo.config:option:`workarounds.enable_consoleauth` for details.
 
 
 noVNC-based VNC console
diff --git a/doc/source/admin/system-admin.rst b/doc/source/admin/system-admin.rst
index 9dee99296ddb..51c6598a88b0 100644
--- a/doc/source/admin/system-admin.rst
+++ b/doc/source/admin/system-admin.rst
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ responsibilities of services and drivers are:
   .. deprecated:: 18.0.0
 
     ``nova-consoleauth`` is deprecated since 18.0.0 (Rocky) and will be removed
-    in an upcoming release.
+    in an upcoming release. See
+    :oslo.config:option:`workarounds.enable_consoleauth` for details.
 
 ``nova-objectstore``
   A simple file-based storage system for images that replicates most of the S3
diff --git a/doc/source/cli/nova-consoleauth.rst b/doc/source/cli/nova-consoleauth.rst
index 32e037ae59a1..fa2a849a703f 100644
--- a/doc/source/cli/nova-consoleauth.rst
+++ b/doc/source/cli/nova-consoleauth.rst
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ Auth service, which provides authentication for Nova consoles.
 .. deprecated:: 18.0.0
 
    `nova-consoleauth` is deprecated since 18.0.0 (Rocky) and will be removed in
-   an upcoming release.
+   an upcoming release. See
+   :oslo.config:option:`workarounds.enable_consoleauth` for details.
 
 Options
 =======
diff --git a/doc/source/install/controller-install-obs.rst b/doc/source/install/controller-install-obs.rst
index f65942a81ea6..9104530c30d6 100644
--- a/doc/source/install/controller-install-obs.rst
+++ b/doc/source/install/controller-install-obs.rst
@@ -282,11 +282,18 @@ Install and configure components
 
 #. Install the packages:
 
+   .. note:: ``nova-consoleauth`` is deprecated since 18.0.0 (Rocky) and will
+             be removed in an upcoming release. Console proxies should be
+             deployed per cell. If performing a fresh install (not an upgrade),
+             then you likely do not need to install the ``nova-consoleauth``
+             service. See
+             :oslo.config:option:`workarounds.enable_consoleauth` for details.
+
    .. code-block:: console
 
       # zypper install openstack-nova-api openstack-nova-scheduler \
-        openstack-nova-conductor openstack-nova-novncproxy \
-        openstack-nova-placement-api iptables
+        openstack-nova-conductor openstack-nova-consoleauth \
+        openstack-nova-novncproxy openstack-nova-placement-api iptables
 
 #. Edit the ``/etc/nova/nova.conf`` file and complete the following actions:
 
@@ -502,8 +509,10 @@ Finalize installation
   .. code-block:: console
 
      # systemctl enable openstack-nova-api.service \
-       openstack-nova-scheduler.service openstack-nova-conductor.service \
-       openstack-nova-novncproxy.service
+       openstack-nova-consoleauth.service openstack-nova-scheduler.service \
+       openstack-nova-conductor.service openstack-nova-novncproxy.service
      # systemctl start openstack-nova-api.service \
-       openstack-nova-scheduler.service openstack-nova-conductor.service \
-       openstack-nova-novncproxy.service
+       openstack-nova-consoleauth openstack-nova-scheduler.service \
+       openstack-nova-conductor.service openstack-nova-novncproxy.service
+
+  Note again that the ``nova-consoleauth`` service may not be necessary here.
diff --git a/doc/source/install/controller-install-rdo.rst b/doc/source/install/controller-install-rdo.rst
index 20fd0e60ee59..0c818dec700e 100644
--- a/doc/source/install/controller-install-rdo.rst
+++ b/doc/source/install/controller-install-rdo.rst
@@ -504,11 +504,18 @@ Finalize installation
 
 * Start the Compute services and configure them to start when the system boots:
 
+  .. note:: ``nova-consoleauth`` is deprecated since 18.0.0 (Rocky) and will
+            be removed in an upcoming release. Console proxies should be
+            deployed per cell. If performing a fresh install (not an upgrade),
+            then you likely do not need to install the ``nova-consoleauth``
+            service. See
+            :oslo.config:option:`workarounds.enable_consoleauth` for details.
+
   .. code-block:: console
 
      # systemctl enable openstack-nova-api.service \
-       openstack-nova-scheduler.service openstack-nova-conductor.service \
-       openstack-nova-novncproxy.service
+       openstack-nova-consoleauth openstack-nova-scheduler.service \
+       openstack-nova-conductor.service openstack-nova-novncproxy.service
      # systemctl start openstack-nova-api.service \
-       openstack-nova-scheduler.service openstack-nova-conductor.service \
-       openstack-nova-novncproxy.service
+       openstack-nova-consoleauth openstack-nova-scheduler.service \
+       openstack-nova-conductor.service openstack-nova-novncproxy.service
diff --git a/doc/source/install/controller-install-ubuntu.rst b/doc/source/install/controller-install-ubuntu.rst
index be479ed1e407..001292c5bf43 100644
--- a/doc/source/install/controller-install-ubuntu.rst
+++ b/doc/source/install/controller-install-ubuntu.rst
@@ -274,10 +274,17 @@ Install and configure components
 
 #. Install the packages:
 
+   .. note:: ``nova-consoleauth`` is deprecated since 18.0.0 (Rocky) and will
+             be removed in an upcoming release. Console proxies should be
+             deployed per cell. If performing a fresh install (not an upgrade),
+             then you likely do not need to install the ``nova-consoleauth``
+             service. See
+             :oslo.config:option:`workarounds.enable_consoleauth` for details.
+
    .. code-block:: console
 
-      # apt install nova-api nova-conductor nova-novncproxy nova-scheduler \
-        nova-placement-api
+      # apt install nova-api nova-conductor nova-consoleauth \
+        nova-novncproxy nova-scheduler nova-placement-api
 
 #. Edit the ``/etc/nova/nova.conf`` file and complete the following actions:
 
@@ -478,6 +485,9 @@ Finalize installation
   .. code-block:: console
 
      # service nova-api restart
+     # service nova-consoleauth restart
      # service nova-scheduler restart
      # service nova-conductor restart
      # service nova-novncproxy restart
+
+  Note again that the ``nova-consoleauth`` service may not be necessary here.
diff --git a/doc/source/install/get-started-compute.rst b/doc/source/install/get-started-compute.rst
index 2a332367362b..79c4327dc7e0 100644
--- a/doc/source/install/get-started-compute.rst
+++ b/doc/source/install/get-started-compute.rst
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ OpenStack Compute consists of the following areas and their components:
   .. deprecated:: 18.0.0
 
     ``nova-consoleauth`` is deprecated since 18.0.0 (Rocky) and will be removed
-    in an upcoming release.
+    in an upcoming release. See
+    :oslo.config:option:`workarounds.enable_consoleauth` for details.
 
 ``nova-novncproxy`` daemon
   Provides a proxy for accessing running instances through a VNC connection.