Login as root

Login as root user of the vHSM server

The vhsm login command authenticates users to vHSM using the provided credentials. A successful login generates a token, which functions similarly to a session token on a website. By default, this token is cached on the local machine for future use.

Note: You will need the root token to login as root user. For more information see, Install Nitride.

You can login using one of these two methods:

• Default token

• Token from the command line

Login Using the default token method

Example:

vhsm login

Input Prompt

Token (will be hidden):

Output

Success! You are now authenticated. The token information displayed below is
already stored in the token helper. You do NOT need to run "vhsm login" again.
Future vHSM requests will automatically use this token.

Key                  Value
---                  -----
token                s.2f3c5L1MHtnqbuNCbx90utmC
token_accessor       JLUIXJ6ltUftTt2UYRl2lTAC
token_duration       ∞
token_renewable      false
token_policies       ["root"]
identity_policies    []
policies             ["root"]

Login using a token from the command line

Example:

vhsm login s.3jnbMAKl1i4YS3QoKdbHzGXq

Output

Success! You are now authenticated. The token information displayed below is
already stored in the token helper. You do NOT need to run "vhsm login" again.
Future vHSM requests will automatically use this token

Key                  Value
---                  -----
token                s.3jnbMAKl1i4YS3QoKdbHzGXq
token_accessor       7Uod1Rm0ejUAz77Oh7SxpAM0
token_duration       767h59m49s
token_renewable      true
token_policies       ["admin" "default"]
identity_policies    []
policies             ["admin" "default"]