SXACL-USERNEWKEY(1) Skylable SX Manual SXACL-USERNEWKEY(1)NAMEsxacl-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 gener‐
ated. 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 ALSOsxacl-usergetkey(1), sxacl-userlist(1), sxacl-useradd(1), sxacl-
userdel(1), sxinit(1)sxacl 1.2 November 2014 SXACL-USERNEWKEY(1)
