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config user ​

Create a user, delete a user, list all users, or change a user's password:

config user create <username>
config user delete <username>
config user key generate
config user key show
config user list
config user password <username>

Note:

  • These user accounts are appliance user accounts that can log into the command line interface (CLI) on the manager nodes. They are not Yellowbrick database users.
  • Appliance users are automatically replicated across manager nodes.
  • User passwords must be between 8 and 16 characters long and contain at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, and one number.
user create

Create a new appliance user. For example:

YBCLI(4901) (PRIMARY - yb100-mgr0)> config user create bobr

Should the user have full administrator access at the system level?
Note: This will give the user account full access to all parts of the system and is generally not recommended.
Response (yes/no): no
Not enabling full administrator access for this user account.

Enter password for user bobr: 
Password: 
Enter password for user bobr again: 
Password: 

Successfully created user: bobr

Remote manager node
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Successfully created user: bobr
user delete

Delete a user on both manager nodes. For example:

YBCLI(4901) (PRIMARY - yb100-mgr0)> config user delete bobr

Are you sure you want to delete user bobr from the manager nodes?
WARNING: This will delete all the data for this user on both manager nodes
Response (yes/no): yes
Successfully deleted user: bobr

Remote manager node
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Successfully deleted user: bobr
user key generate

Generate a new ssh public/private key pair for the current user. If the user is ybdadmin, key-based authentication will be set up between the manager nodes. For example:

YBCLI (PRIMARY)> config user key generate

Are you sure you want to generate a new system key for user ybdadmin?

Type yes to continue: yes

Copying key to remote manager node
Enter current password for the ybdadmin user: 
ybdadmin@nnn.nnn.n.n's password: 

Created a new ybdadmin key and set up key-based authentication between the manager nodes
user key show

Return the current user's public key.

YBCLI (PRIMARY)> config user key show

The public key for user: ybdadmin
ssh-rsa ...

Remote manager node
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The public key for user: ybdadmin
ssh-rsa ...
user list

List the users on the manager nodes. For example:

YBCLI (PRIMARY)> config user list

Users:
	ybdadmin
	bobr
	bobr2

Remote manager node
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Users:
	ybdadmin
	bobr
	bobr2
user password

Change the password for a user. The change is automaticall propogated across both manager nodes. For example:

YBCLI(32351) (PRIMARY - yb00-mgr0)> config user password bobr

Enter password for user bobr: 
Password: 
Enter password for user bobr again: 
Password: 

Successfully changed password for user: bobr

Remote manager node
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Successfully changed password for user: bobr

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