Initializing the Configuration

Before using obsutil, you need to configure the OBS endpoint and AK/SK for obsutil to interconnect with OBS. Then, you can use obsutil to operate OBS buckets and objects.

obsutil Initialization Methods

Run the config command (for more information about config, see Updating a Configuration File):

After the command is executed, there will be the .obsutilconfig file created in the directory (~ in Linux or macOS or C:\Users\<username> in Windows) where obsutil commands run. This file contains all the configuration information of obsutil.
For details about the parameters in the .obsutilconfig file, see Configuration Parameters.
The .obsutilconfig file contains the AK/SK information, so it is hidden by default to prevent leakage. To query this file, run the following command in the directory where obsutil commands run.
- In Windows
```
dir 
```
- In Linux or macOS
```
ls -a 
```
  or
```
ls -al
```
obsutil encrypts the AK/SK information in the .obsutilconfig file.

Checking the Connectivity

After the initial configuration is complete, run the following command to check the connectivity:

In Windows
```
obsutil ls -s
```
In Linux or macOS
```
./obsutil ls -s
```

Check the command output:

If it contains "Bucket number", the configuration is correct.
If it contains "Http status [403]", the access keys are wrong.
If it contains "A connection attempt failed", OBS cannot be connected. Then, check the network condition.
If it contains "Error: cloud_url [url] is not in well format", the domain name to be accessed is incorrect. Check the domain name in the configuration file.

If the command output contains "Http status [403]", you may not have the required permissions for obtaining the bucket list. A further analysis is required to identify the root cause.

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