dse command connection options
When you run dse commands, use connection options to authenticate and connect to the target node or to JMX, depending on the command you are running.
Provide the connection options before the command, subcommand, and options:
dse
[-f CONFIG_FILE | -u USERNAME -p PASSWORD]
[-a JMX_USERNAME -b JMX_PASSWORD]
command optionsSome commands use JMX authentication, and others authenticate with the username and password of the configured user. You can provide authentication credentials in several ways. See Provide credentials from DSE tools.
Options
Use the following options to connect and authenticate dse commands.
If an option has a short and long form, both forms are provided for reference; only use one form in your commands.
- -f, --config-file config_filename
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File path to configuration file that stores credentials.
The credentials in this configuration file override the credentials in
~/.dserc. If a credential isn’t specified in the given configuration file, then DSE uses the value set in~/.dserc, if it exists.The configuration file can contain DSE and JMX login credentials. For example:
username=<username> password=<password> jmx_username=<jmx_username> jmx_password=<jmx_password>The credentials in the configuration file are stored in plain text. DataStax recommends restricting access to this file only to the specific user.
- -u
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Specify the role name to authenticate for database access.
- -p, --password
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Provide the password to authenticate for database access.
- -a, --jmxusername
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Username for authenticating with secure local JMX.
- -b, --jmxpassword
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Password for authenticating with secure local JMX. If JMX authentication is required and you don’t provide a password, you are prompted to enter one.
Examples
Provide credentials on the command line:
dse -u user1 -p mypasswordAuthenticate a connection using a configuration file:
dse -f configfile