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mc admin accesskey info

Syntax

The mc admin accesskey info command returns a description of the specified access key(s).

The description output includes the following details, as available:

  • Access Key
  • Parent user of the specified access key
  • Access key status (on or off)
  • Policy or policies
  • Comment
  • Expiration

The following command returns information on the specified access key:

mc admin accesskey info myminio myuseraccesskey

The command has the following syntax:

mc [GLOBALFLAGS] admin accesskey info      \
                                 ALIAS     \
                                 ACCESSKEY
  • Brackets [] indicate optional parameters.
  • Parameters sharing a line are mutually dependent.
  • Parameters separated using the pipe | operator are mutually exclusive.

Copy the example to a text editor and modify as-needed before running the command in the terminal/shell.

Parameters

ALIAS

mc-cmd

Required

The alias of the MinIO deployment.

ACCESSKEY

mc-cmd

Required

The access key to display.

Return information for multiple access keys by separating each access key with a space.

Global Flags

This command supports any of the global flags.

Examples

Display access key details

Use mc admin accesskey info to display details of an access key on a MinIO deployment:

   mc admin accesskey info myminio myaccesskey
  • Replace myminio with the alias of the MinIO deployment.
  • Replace myaccesskey with the access key for which to display information. List multiple keys by separating each with a space.

The output resembles the following:

AccessKey: myuserserviceaccount
ParentUser: myuser
Status: on
Comment:
Policy: implied
Expiration: no-expiry

Behavior

S3 Compatibility

SILO is the supported server for PGSTY mcli; compatibility with upstream MinIO and other S3 services is best effort.

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