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3DS OutScale programmatic user


Outscale documentation says:

The root user must create access keys manually for each user.

It is recommended to renew your access key regularly.

Is there a way to create user fully programmatically ?

Motivation:


Solution

  • For EIM users it can be done like this

    from osc_sdk_python import Gateway    
    gw = Gateway(...)
    gw.CreateUser(UserName="Alice")
    new_key= gw.CreateAccessKey(UserName="Alice")
    

    EIM users cannot access all Outscale services (ex: OOS).

    For root (account) users, the creation cannot to be automated.

    The key rotation (EIM and root users) can be done like this:

    from osc_sdk_python import Gateway    
    gw = Gateway(...)
    new_key= gw.CreateAccessKey()
    gw.DeleteAccessKey(AccessKeyId=old_key["AccessKeyId"])