login
Log in to a remote API, and remember its description and credentials.
maas login [-h] [--cacerts CACERTS] [-k] profile-name url [credentials]
Positional arguments
| Argument | Effect |
|---|---|
| profile-name | The name with which you will later refer to this remote |
| server and credentials within this tool | |
| url | The URL of the remote API, e.g. http://example.com/MAAS/ |
| or http://example.com/MAAS/api/2.0/ if you wish to | |
| specify the API version | |
| credentials | The credentials, also known as the API key, for the |
| remote MAAS server. These can be found in the user | |
| preferences page in the web UI; they take the form of a | |
| long random-looking string composed of three parts, | |
| separated by colons |
Command-line options
| Option | Effect |
|---|---|
| -h, --help | show this help message and exit |
| –cacerts CACERTS | Certificate CA file in PEM format |
| -k, --insecure | Disable SSL certificate check |
If credentials are not provided on the command-line, they will be prompted for interactively.