| Euca2ools Guide / IAM-Compatible Commands | |
An account has two identifiers: a numeric ID and a human-readable alias. For a new account, the human-readable alias is the name given at the account's creation time. If you deleted your account alias, use this command to add a new one using your account's numeric ID.
euare-accountaliascreate -a account_alias [--as-account account]
| Option | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| -a, --account-alias account_alias | The new alias for the account. | Yes |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| --region=region | Region to direct requests to. |
| -U url,--url=url | Override service URL with this value. |
| --as-account account | This Eucalyptus extension is for use by the system administrator to act as the account administrator of the specified account without changing to account administrator's role. |
| -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. |
| -D, --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 does not return any message.
The following example adds an alias to your own account.
euare-accountaliascreate -a myacct
The following example adds an alias to another account as the cloud administrator.
euare-accountaliascreate -a myacct --as-account 612184482095