accounts

Command: boundary accounts

The accounts command lets you create and manage accounts resources in Boundary. You can associate Boundary users with one or more account resources using auth methods. Accounts represent external notions of a particular entity. Among other use cases, accounts provide an easy way to switch users to new IdPs within the organization that deploys Boundary.

Examples

The following example retrieves account information for a given account ID, acctpw_1234567890:

$ boundary accounts read -id acctpw_1234567890

Example output:

Account information:
  Auth Method ID:      ampw_1234567890
  Created Time:        Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:20:54 PDT
  ID:                  acctpw_1234567890
  Type:                password
  Updated Time:        Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:20:54 PDT
  Version:             1

  Scope:
    ID:                global
    Name:              global
    Type:              global

  Authorized Actions:
    no-op
    read
    update
    delete
    set-password
    change-password

  Attributes:
    Login Name:        admin

Usage

Usage: boundary accounts [sub command] [options] [args]

  # ...

Subcommands:
    change-password    Change the password on an account
    create             Create an account
    delete             Delete an account
    list               List an account
    read               Read an account
    set-password       Directly set the password on an account
    update             Update an account

For more information, examples, and usage, click on the name of the subcommand in the sidebar or one of the links below: