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BootStrappingAccount

Gets a random account for the Redfish Host Interface or deletes an existing bootstrapping account. Only local in-band usage is supported.

Syntax

In-Band

saa [-I Redfish_HI -u <username> -p <password>] -c BootStrappingAccount --action <CreateAccount | DeleteAccount | CheckAccount> [--user_name <username>]

Options

  • --action <action>: Required. Sets action to 1 = CreateAccount, 2 = DeleteAccount, 3 = CheckAccount
  • --user_name <user name>: Deletes a bootstrapping account with the given user name (used with --action DeleteAccount)

Examples

In-Band

[SAA_HOME]# ./saa -c BootStrappingAccount --action 1
[SAA_HOME]# ./saa -I Redfish_HI -u ADMIN -p ADMIN -c BootStrappingAccount --action 1
[SAA_HOME]# ./saa -I Redfish_HI -u ADMIN -p ADMIN -c BootStrappingAccount --action 3
[SAA_HOME]# ./saa -I Redfish_HI -u ADMIN -p ADMIN -c BootStrappingAccount --action 2 --user_name 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'

Notes

  • Administrator privileges are needed to delete a bootstrapping account.
  • Deleting or checking an account is only available when using -I Redfish_HI.
  • A system reboot or BMC reset automatically deletes a bootstrapping account.
  • Only local in-band usage is supported.
  • Only two bootstrapping accounts are supported.
  • To delete a bootstrapping account, the user name must be enclosed in single quotation marks on Linux systems or double quotation marks on Windows systems.