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NAME
gdcloud auth login - Authorize the gdcloud CLI to sign in with the configured identity provider.
SYNOPSIS
gdcloud auth login [flags]
DESCRIPTION
Authorize the gdcloud CLI to sign in with the configured identity provider.
The command authenticates with the current organization.
Run the command again after switching organizations.
It requires that the certificate authority (CA) certificate for the login config is installed
in the trusted certificates store.
If the CA certificate is not installed, use the --login-config-cert flag to specify the path
to find the CA certificate.
It requires a browser to exist on the device.
EXAMPLES
To sign in with the configured identity provider, run:
gdcloud auth login
OPTIONAL FLAGS
--login-config-cert string (Optional) Absolute file path to the CA certificate file to be used for fetching login-config over HTTPS connection
--no-browser (Optional) Use this flag to authenticate the gdcloud CLI on a machine without a web browser.
--skip-kubeconfig-update (Optional) Skip updating the kubeconfig file for management API servers.
GDCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands: --configuration, --format, --help, --project, --quiet.
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