---
name: "ceph-create-keys"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "ceph-base"
version: "18.2.7+ds-1+deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ceph-create-keys"
---

# ceph-create-keys(8)

ceph keyring generate tool

## NAME

ceph-create-keys - ceph keyring generate tool

## SYNOPSIS

```
ceph-create-keys [-h] [-v] [-t seconds] [--cluster name] --id id
```

## DESCRIPTION

**ceph-create-keys** is a utility to generate bootstrap keyrings using the given monitor when it is ready.

It creates following auth entities (or users)

**client.admin**

and its key for your client host.

**client.bootstrap-{osd, rgw, mds}**

and their keys for bootstrapping corresponding services

To list all users in the cluster:

```
ceph auth ls
```

## OPTIONS

- **--cluster**

  name of the cluster (default 'ceph').

- **-t**

  time out after **seconds** (default: 600) waiting for a response from the monitor

- **-i, --id**

  id of a ceph-mon that is coming up. **ceph-create-keys** will wait until it joins quorum.

- **-v, --verbose**

  be more verbose.

## AVAILABILITY

**ceph-create-keys** is part of Ceph, a massively scalable, open-source, distributed storage system.  Please refer to the Ceph documentation at *https://docs.ceph.com* for more information.

## SEE ALSO

[*ceph*(8)](/ceph/8.md)

## COPYRIGHT

2010-2014, Inktank Storage, Inc. and contributors. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 (CC-BY-SA-3.0)