lbcli Command Returns an Error

Description

lbcl Returns an Error

Version: 2.x

Symptoms

Run the command:

lbcli <command> (e.g: lbcli get cluster)

Command output:

rpc error: code = Unauthenticated desc = no valid authentication header: Request unauthenticated with bearer

Root Cause

Missing JWT configuration.

Resolution

There are a few resolution methods:

Method #1:

1. Copy the lightos_jwt file from the Ansible server (by default the file will be stored in the /root/ folder to the Lightbits servers).

2. Run the command source lightos_jwt.

This will set the JWT string to an environment variable called “LIGHTOS_JWT”.

3. Run lbcli commands by adding “-J $LIGHTOS_JWT” to the command parameters.

Method #2:

1. Copy the JWT string from the lightos_jwt file on the Ansible server (the string after “export LIGHTOS_JWT=”).

2. Add the following line to the /etc/lbcli/lbcli.yaml file:

jwt: <The JWT string copied in #1 above>.

3. Save the modified file.

4. Now you can use the lbcli without the “-J” flag.

Method #3:

1. Copy the JWT string from the lightos_jwt file on the Ansible server (the part after “export LIGHTOS_JWT=”).

2. You can use the lbcli with the “-J” flag, followed by the string copied from item #1 above.