Using DCLI with a Credential Store File

To avoid entering the user name and password each time you run a DCLI command, you can add the current credentials or refresh token and server IP address to a credential store file by using the credstore-add option on the command line.

Passwords and refresh tokens are encrypted in the credential store file. If you want to remove credential store information, you can use +credstore-remove to do so.

By default, the credential store file is located in $HOME/.dcli/.dcli_credstore, but you can change the location with the +credstore-file option.

Examples

The following examples illustrate how you can interact with the credential store.

Add a new credential store entry.

dcli com vmware cis tagging tag list +credstore-add +username user1

Remove a credential store entry.

dcli +credstore-remove +server <vcenter_server_url> +username user1

List all credential store entries.
```
dcli +credstore-list
```