Syndicate Admin Tool
syndicate
is an administration tool. It is used to manage the Metadata Service (MS), users, volumes, and gateways.
It has the following options:
setup
, which creates an administrative config directory structure- User management:
create_user
,delete_user
,list_users
- Volume management:
create_volume
,delete_volume
,list_volumes
- Gateway management:
create_gateway
,update_gateway
,delete_gateway
,list_gateways
Prerequisites
You must first Install Syndicate.
You will also need an admin user certificate or a standard user certificate. Please read about Certificates for more information.
Setup
Setting up the Syndicate Tool is a one-time task per a user and a machine.
syndicate -d --trust_public_key setup $SYNDICATE_USER $USER_CERT_PATH $MS_HOST
Parameters:
$SYNDICATE_USER
: the user name on the MS$USER_CERT_PATH
: certificate file path$MS_HOST
: URL of the MS
e.g.
syndicate -d --trust_public_key setup iychoi@email.arizona.edu ./iychoi@email.arizona.edu.pkey http://syndicate-ms-datasets-prod.appspot.com