Name

condor_store_cred securely - stash a password

Synopsis

condor_store_cred [-help]

condor_store_credadd[ -c | -u username] [-p password] [-n machinename] [-f filename]

condor_store_creddelete[ -c | -u username] [-n machinename]

condor_store_credquery[ -c | -u username] [-n machinename]

Description

condor_store_credstores passwords in a secure manner. There are two separate uses of condor_store_cred:

1. A shared pool password is needed in order to implement the PASSWORDauthentication method. condor_store_cred using the -coption deals with the password for the implied condor_pool@$(UID_DOMAIN) user name.

On a Unix machine, condor_store_cred with the -foption is used to set the pool password, as needed when used with the PASSWORDauthentication method. The pool password is placed in a file specified by the SEC_PASSWORD_FILEconfiguration variable.

2. In order to submit a job from a Windows platform machine, or to execute a job on a Windows platform machine utilizing the run_as_ownerfunctionality, condor_store_cred stores the password of a user/domain pair securely in the Windows registry. Using this stored password, HTCondor may act on behalf of the submitting user to access files, such as writing output or log files. HTCondor is able to run jobs with the user ID of the submitting user. The password is stored in the same manner as the system does when setting or changing account passwords.

Passwords are stashed in a persistent manner; they are maintained across system reboots.

The addargument on the Windows platform stores the password securely in the registry. The user is prompted to enter the password twice for confirmation, and characters are not echoed. If there is already a password stashed, the old password will be overwritten by the new password.

The deleteargument deletes the current password, if it exists.

The queryreports whether the password is stored or not.

Options

-c

Operations refer to the pool password, as used in the PASSWORDauthentication method.

-f filename

For Unix machines only, generates a pool password file named filenamethat may be used with the PASSWORDauthentication method.

-help

Displays a brief summary of command options.

-n machinename

Apply the command on the given machine.

-p password

Stores password, rather than prompting the user to enter a password.

-u username

Specify the user name.

Exit Status

condor_store_credwill exit with a status value of 0 (zero) upon success, and it will exit with the value 1 (one) upon failure.

Author

Center for High Throughput Computing, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Copyright

Copyright (C) 1990-2016 Center for High Throughput Computing, Computer Sciences Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. All Rights Reserved. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.