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OneRaynyDay
OneRaynyDay

Reputation: 3968

gcloud authentication without opening browser?

To get my ADC(application default configuration) for gcloud, I must run:

$ gcloud auth application-default login

However, it spits out a link that it tells my browser to visit(which I can't due to permission restrictions at work).

I read through the man pages, and I saw there was a flag called --no-launch-browser. I tried it, and it still told me to go to a link in my browser, followed by a verification code. That's a bit of a misnomer, isn't it?

So what can I do so I can actually access my gcloud ADC?

Upvotes: 9

Views: 12242

Answers (3)

infiniteLearner
infiniteLearner

Reputation: 4199

Alternative way:

  1. Download service JSON file.

  2. Execute command:

    gcloud auth login --cred-file=YOUR_CONFIGURATION_OR_KEY_FILE

  3. It will authenticate without any browser.

Upvotes: 1

George
George

Reputation: 1516

The browser is launched only if the DISPLAY variable is set; if not, the gcloud auth application-default login command prints a URL to standard output to be copied. The printing of the URL to the standard output can be secured in any case, if the --no-launch-browser flag is set.

You are supposed to use the URL in a browser of your choice, to get the verification code to be provided to the "Enter verification code:" prompt.

Upvotes: 9

Oliver
Oliver

Reputation: 29591

Your only option is a service account. Using curl or wget might also be an option depending on what prevents you from using a web browser.

Upvotes: 0

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