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Common Environment Variables in ybtools
The following environment variables may be set for Yellowbrick client tools to expedite and simplify database connections. See also ybsql Environment Variables.
Note that the following examples are for Linux platforms. On Windows platforms, omit the export keyword.
| Environment Variable | Equivalent Options | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
YBDATABASE | -d or --dbname | Destination database name. Default: yellowbrick See also SQL Identifiers. | --dbname premdbexport YBDATABASE=premdb |
YBHOST | -h or --host | Destination server host name. Default: localhost | -h test.mysandbox.dev.yellowbrickcloud.comexport YBHOST=test.mysandbox.dev.yellowbrickcloud.com |
YBCLUSTER | --cluster | Virtual compute cluster to use. | --cluster "small-default-cluster"export YBCLUSTER=small-default-cluster |
YBPORT | -p or --port | Destination server port number. Default: 5432 | --port 5433export YBPORT=5433 |
YBUSER | -U or --username | Database login username. The default user is the current OS user on the client system. | -U bobr@yellowbrickcloud.comexport YBUSER=bobr@yellowbrickcloud.com |
YBPASSWORD | -W or --password | Interactive prompt for the database user's password. No default. | --passwordexport YBPASSWORD=******** |
YBAUTHISSUER | --auth-issuer | URL of the OAuth/OIDC issuer. | --auth-issuer https://cn.beta.yellowbrickcloud.com/auth/realms/mycompany.comexport YBAUTHISSUER=https://cn.beta.yellowbrickcloud.com/auth/realms/mycompany.com |
YBAUTHTOKEN | --auth-token | JWT string | --auth-token ************export YBAUTHTOKEN=************ |
YBCLIENTID | --client-id | Yellowbrick client ID (ybauth) | --client-id ybauthexport YBCLIENTID=ybauth |