Obtaining the authentication settings for command-line access

To authenticate using Keystone and begin using the OpenStack command line tools, the OpenStack RC file will need to be downloaded and sourced. The OpenStack RC file for the current project can be downloaded using the Horizon GUI.

To locate and download the OpenStack RC file using Horizon, navigate to:

Compute -> Access and Security -> API Access -> "Download OpenStack RC File"

Either upload the OpenStack RC file to your environments login/router node, or add the contents of the file to a new file.