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kubeadm token

Bootstrap tokens are used for establishing bidirectional trust between a node joining the cluster and a master node, as described in authenticating with bootstrap tokens.

kubeadm init creates an initial token with a 24-hour TTL. The following commands allow you to manage such a token and also to create and manage new ones.

kubeadm token create

Create bootstrap tokens on the server.

Synopsis

This command will create a bootstrap token for you. You can specify the usages for this token, the “time to live” and an optional human friendly description.

The [token] is the actual token to write. This should be a securely generated random token of the form “[a-z0-9]{6}.[a-z0-9]{16}“. If no [token] is given, kubeadm will generate a random token instead.

kubeadm token create [token]

Options

--config string
Path to kubeadm config file (WARNING: Usage of a configuration file is experimental)
--description string
A human friendly description of how this token is used.
--groups stringSlice     Default: [system:bootstrappers:kubeadm:default-node-token]
Extra groups that this token will authenticate as when used for authentication. Must match "\\Asystem:bootstrappers:[a-z0-9:-]{0,255}[a-z0-9]\\z"
-h, --help
help for create
--print-join-command
Instead of printing only the token, print the full 'kubeadm join' flag needed to join the cluster using the token.
--token-ttl duration     Default: 24h0m0s
The duration before the token is automatically deleted (e.g. 1s, 2m, 3h). If set to '0', the token will never expire
--usages stringSlice     Default: [signing,authentication]
Describes the ways in which this token can be used. You can pass --usages multiple times or provide a comma separated list of options. Valid options: [signing,authentication]

Options inherited from parent commands

--dry-run
Whether to enable dry-run mode or not
--kubeconfig string     Default: "/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf"
The KubeConfig file to use when talking to the cluster. If the flag is not set a set of standard locations are searched for an existing KubeConfig file

kubeadm token delete

Delete bootstrap tokens on the server.

Synopsis

This command will delete a given bootstrap token for you.

The [token-value] is the full Token of the form “[a-z0-9]{6}.[a-z0-9]{16}” or the Token ID of the form “[a-z0-9]{6}” to delete.

kubeadm token delete [token-value]

Options

-h, --help
help for delete

Options inherited from parent commands

--dry-run
Whether to enable dry-run mode or not
--kubeconfig string     Default: "/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf"
The KubeConfig file to use when talking to the cluster. If the flag is not set a set of standard locations are searched for an existing KubeConfig file

kubeadm token generate

Generate and print a bootstrap token, but do not create it on the server.

Synopsis

This command will print out a randomly-generated bootstrap token that can be used with the “init” and “join” commands.

You don’t have to use this command in order to generate a token. You can do so yourself as long as it is in the format “[a-z0-9]{6}.[a-z0-9]{16}“. This command is provided for convenience to generate tokens in the given format.

You can also use “kubeadm init” without specifying a token and it will generate and print one for you.

kubeadm token generate [flags]

Options

-h, --help
help for generate

Options inherited from parent commands

--dry-run
Whether to enable dry-run mode or not
--kubeconfig string     Default: "/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf"
The KubeConfig file to use when talking to the cluster. If the flag is not set a set of standard locations are searched for an existing KubeConfig file

kubeadm token list

List bootstrap tokens on the server.

Synopsis

This command will list all bootstrap tokens for you.

kubeadm token list [flags]

Options

-h, --help
help for list

Options inherited from parent commands

--dry-run
Whether to enable dry-run mode or not
--kubeconfig string     Default: "/etc/kubernetes/admin.conf"
The KubeConfig file to use when talking to the cluster. If the flag is not set a set of standard locations are searched for an existing KubeConfig file

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