Performing the Initial Configuration

Prerequisites

• You have downloaded the software package of obsutil. For details, see Downloading and Installing obsutil.
• You have obtained the enabled regions and endpoints of OBS. For details, see Regions and Endpoints.
• You have obtained the access keys (AK and SK). For details, see Creating Access Keys (AK and SK).

Configuration Method

Run the config command to initialize obsutil. For details about the config command, see Updating a Configuration File. The following is an example:

• In Windows

  Use the permanent AK and SK for configuring initialization. (You do not need to enter the token, and press Enter to skip it.)

  obsutil config -interactive
  
  Please input your ak:
  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Please input your sk:
  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Please input your endpoint:
  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Please input your token:
  
  Config file url:
    C:\Users\tools\.obsutilconfig
  
  Update config file successfully!

  Use the temporary AK and SK and security token for configuring initialization:

  obsutil config -interactive
  
  Please input your ak:
  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Please input your sk:
  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Please input your endpoint:
  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Please input your token:
  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  
  Config file url:
    C:\Users\tools\.obsutilconfig
  
  Update config file successfully!

• In Linux or macOS

  Use the permanent AK and SK for configuring initialization. (You do not need to enter the token, and press Enter to skip it.)

  ./obsutil config -interactive
  
  Please input your ak:
  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Please input your sk:
  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Please input your endpoint:
  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Please input your token:
  
  Config file url:
    /root/.obsutilconfig
  
  Update config file successfully!

  Use the temporary AK and SK and security token for configuring initialization:

  ./obsutil config -interactive
  
  Please input your ak:
  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Please input your sk:
  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Please input your endpoint:
  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Please input your token:
  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  
  Config file url:
    /root/.obsutilconfig
  
  Update config file successfully!

• After the preceding commands are executed, a configuration file .obsutilconfig will be automatically generated in the user directory (~ in Linux or macOS or C:\Users\<username> in Windows) where obsutil commands are executed. .obsutilconfig contains all the configuration information of obsutil.
• For details about the parameters in the .obsutilconfig file, see Parameter Description.
• The .obsutilconfig file contains the AK and SK information of a user. Therefore, it is hidden by default to prevent key disclosure. To query the file, run the following command in the home directory of the user who executes obsutil commands.
  • In Windows

    dir 

  • In Linux or macOS

    ls -a 

    or

    ls -al

• obsutil encrypts the AK and SK in the .obsutilconfig file to ensure key security.

Checking the Connectivity

After the configuration is complete, you can check whether it is correct by running the following commands:

• In Windows

  obsutil ls -s

• In Linux or macOS

  ./obsutil ls -s

Check the configuration result based on the command output:

• If the command output contains Bucket number, the configuration is correct.
• If the command output contains Http status [403], the access keys are incorrectly configured.
• If the command output contains A connection attempt failed, then OBS cannot be accessed. In this case, check the network condition.

If the command output contains Http status [403], you may not have the required permissions for obtaining the bucket list. In this case, further locate the root cause based on the specific situation.