Euca2ools Guide / IAM-Compatible Commands |
Creates a new account. You must be a cloud admininistrator to use this command.
euare-accountcreate [-k] [-w] [-d DOMAIN] [-l] [--show-empty-fields] [-U URL] [--region USER@REGION] [-I KEY_ID] [-S KEY] [--security-token TOKEN] [--debug] [--debugger] [--version] [-h] [ACCOUNT]
Option | Description | Required |
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ACCOUNT | Also add an alias (name) to the new account (required on eucalyptus versions older than version 4.2) | No |
-k, --create-access-key | Also create an access key for the new account's administrator and show it | No |
-w, --write-config | Output access keys and region information in the form of a euca2ools.ini configuration file instead of by themselves (implies -k) | No |
-d, --domain DOMAIN | DNS domain to use for region information in configuration file output (default: based on IAM URL) | No |
-l, --set-default-user | Set this user as the default user for the region in the euca2ools.ini configuration file output. This option is only useful when used with the -w parameter. | No |
Option | Description |
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--region=region | Region to direct requests to. |
-U url,--url=url | Override service URL with this value. |
-I access_key_id, --access-key=access_key_id | Override configured access key ID with this value. |
-S secret_key, --secret-key=secret_key | Override configured secret key with this value. |
--security-token=token | Security token. |
--debug | Prints what the command sends to the server and what it receives from the server. Use when you're trying to debug Euca2ools. |
--debugger | Enable interactive debugger on error. |
-h,--help | Display the manual page for the command. |
--version | Display the version of this tool. |
Eucalyptus returns the account name and the generated account ID.
The following example creates an account named 'bob' and emails the credentials.
euare-accountcreate bob -wld mycloud.example.com | mail -s "Your credentials" bob@example.com