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mmctl token generate

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mmctl token generate

Generate token for a user

Synopsis



Generate token for a user. Use --expires-in to set an expiry, which may be required by the server's MaximumPersonalAccessTokenLifetimeDays setting.

::

  mmctl token generate [user] [description] [flags]

Examples

::

generate testuser test-token
generate testuser ci-token --expires-in 90d
generate testuser short-lived --expires-in 12h

Options


::

      --expires-in string   Duration after which the token expires (e.g. 90d, 12h, 30m). Accepts the standard Go duration syntax plus a 'd' (days) suffix. If empty, the token does not expire.
  -h, --help                help for generate

Options inherited from parent commands

::

  --config string                path to the configuration file (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mmctl/config")
  --disable-pager                disables paged output
  --insecure-sha1-intermediate   allows to use insecure TLS protocols, such as SHA-1
  --insecure-tls-version         allows to use TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1
  --json                         the output format will be in json format
  --local                        allows communicating with the server through a unix socket
  --quiet                        prevent mmctl to generate output for the commands
  --strict                       will only run commands if the mmctl version matches the server one
  --suppress-warnings            disables printing warning messages

SEE ALSO


* `mmctl token <mmctl_token.rst>`_ 	 - manage users' access tokens