Config

Creating an IBMID apikey IBMid for services

Creating a SoftLayer apikey

config setup

Setup the ~/.softlayer file with username and apikey.

[Auth Types]

ibmid: Requires your cloud.ibm.com username and password, and generates a classic infrastructure API key.

cloud_key: A 32 character API key. Username will be ‘apikey’

classic_key: A 64 character API key used in the Softlayer/Classic Infrastructure systems.

sso: For users with @ibm.com email addresses.

config setup [OPTIONS]

Options

-a, --auth <auth>

Select a method of authentication.

Default

classic_key

Options

ibmid | cloud_key | classic_key | sso

config show

Show current configuration.

config show [OPTIONS]

setup

Setup the ~/.softlayer file with username and apikey.

[Auth Types]

ibmid: Requires your cloud.ibm.com username and password, and generates a classic infrastructure API key.

cloud_key: A 32 character API key. Username will be ‘apikey’

classic_key: A 64 character API key used in the Softlayer/Classic Infrastructure systems.

sso: For users with @ibm.com email addresses.

setup [OPTIONS]

Options

-a, --auth <auth>

Select a method of authentication.

Default

classic_key

Options

ibmid | cloud_key | classic_key | sso