Logging on to the HashiCorp Vault Server

You must log on to the HashiCorp Vault server to configure and manage the secret engine.

To log on to the HashiCorp Vault server:

1. Run the following command:

   ./vault login <VAULT-TOKEN>
   

   Here, <VAULT-TOKEN> is the Initial Root Token generated during HashiCorp Vault initialization. Refer to Initializing HashiCorp Vault Server for details.

   Sample Output:

   [root@localhost ~]# ./vault login s.zfr7HMDO1Hct6Nf7fv5SsjZ7
   Success! You are now authenticated. The token information displayed below
   is already stored in the token helper. You do NOT need to run "vault login"
   again. Future Vault requests will automatically use this token.
   
   Key                     Value
   ---                     -----
   token              s.zfr7HMDO1Hct6Nf7fv5SsjZ7
   token_accessor     qArkSqZsmXe7v5DQP82Xk06V
   token_duration            ∞
   token_renewable         false
   token_policies        ["root"]
   identity_policies       []
   policies              ["root"]
   

   You are logged on to the HashiCorp Vault server. Now, you can write a simple object store.

2. Execute the following command.

   ./vault write secret/hello value=world
   

   Sample Output:

   Success! Data written to: secret/hello