---
name: "sxacl-usergetkey"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sx"
version: "2.0+ds-4+b1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sxacl-usergetkey"
---

# sxacl-usergetkey(1)

get key of a specific user

## NAME

sxacl-usergetkey - get key of a specific user

## SYNOPSIS

**sxacl usergetkey** \[*OPTIONS*\] *\<username\> sx://*\[*profile@*\]*cluster*

## DESCRIPTION

**sxacl usergetkey** retrieves an authentication key of a specific user. Only cluster administrators can retrieve users' keys.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help and exit

- **--full-help**

  Print help, including hidden options, and exit

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version and exit

- **-a**, **--auth-file**=*FILE*

  Store authentication key in a given file (instead of printing it).

- **-C**, **--config-link**

  When this option is enabled, sxacl will return a configuration link instead of an authentication key. The configuration link includes the key and can be used by other applications to automatically configure access to the SX server.

- **-c**, **--config-dir**=*PATH*

  Path to the SX configuration directory (default: ~/.sx)

- **-D**, **--debug**

  Enable debug messages.

## EXAMPLES

To obtain the key of the user 'joe' run:\
     **sxacl usergetkey joe sx://admin@cluster**\

## SEE ALSO

[**sxacl-usernewkey**(1)](/sxacl-usernewkey/1.md), [**sxacl-userlist**(1)](/sxacl-userlist/1.md), [**sxacl-useradd**(1)](/sxacl-useradd/1.md), [**sxacl-userdel**(1)](/sxacl-userdel/1.md)