`oc login` - Log in to a server

oc login [URL] [-u USER [-p PASS]] [--token=TOKEN] [--insecure-skip-tls-verify] [--certificate-authority=FILE]

Options you will use

-u, --username: user for the identity provider
-p, --password: password (prompted when missing - better than putting it in shell history)
--token: an OAuth access token (sha256~...) - console: your name > Copy login command
--insecure-skip-tls-verify: skip the API certificate check (never in scripts)

Examples

$ oc login https://api.ocp.lab:6443 -u developer

$ oc login --token=sha256~xxxx --server=https://api.ocp.lab:6443

Gotchas

The token lives in ~/.kube/config: whoever can read that file is you until the token expires (24h by default).

Taught in

30.2 The oc CLI and logging in

Try oc login in a real terminal Free, in your browser - a real Ubuntu terminal to try it in, with missions that check your work.