NAME
sxacl-usernewkey - change (password based) user authentication key
SYNOPSIS
sxacl usernewkey [OPTIONS] <username> sx://[profile@]cluster
DESCRIPTION
sxacl usernewkey generates a new user authentication key based on a password or a random data, which automatically replaces the old one. A normal user can change its own key and a cluster administrator can change a key of any user.
OPTIONS
- -h, --help
-
Print help and exit
- --full-help
-
Print help, including hidden options, and exit
- -V, --version
-
Print version and exit
- -p, --pass-file=PATH
-
By default sxacl works in interactive mode and asks for the user password on standard input. With this option it will read the password from the provided file.
- -a, --auth-file=FILE
-
Store authentication key in a given file (instead of printing it).
- -g, --generate-key
-
Automatically generate a new key based on a random data instead of a password.
- -b, --batch-mode
-
Disable additional information and only print the automatically generated authentication key.
- --force-key=KEY
-
By default, the new authentication key is automatically generated. With this option one can force the use of an old key. Only a key that was previously generated for the same username will be accepted.
- -c, --config-dir=PATH
-
Path to the SX configuration directory (default: ~/.sx)
- -D, --debug
-
Enable debug messages.
EXAMPLES
To change the key of user 'joe' run:
sxacl usernewkey joe sx://admin@cluster
SEE ALSO
sxacl-usergetkey(1), sxacl-userlist(1), sxacl-useradd(1), sxacl-userdel(1), sxinit(1)