The kubectl-cci plugin command-line does not allow logging in with the username switch

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

• You are unable to login with the kubectl cci plugin command-line user the user credentials option (-u, --username string).

Environment

• VMware Aria Automation 8.17.x

Cause

• Older versions of the CCI plugin do not support the user credentials switch as an option.

Impact

• Only API token are available as an option (-t, --token string) to login with kubectl cci plugin.

Resolution

This is a known issue in Aria Automation 8.17.0 when downloading the CCI plugin from Service Broker Supervisor Namespace / CCI UI. This will be fixed in a later version.

Workaround

Please leverage the following links to download the 8.17.0 version of the CCI plugin which supports both API Token and User credential login options:

• Mac:
  • https://packages.broadcom.com/artifactory/cci/8.17.0/darwin/amd64/kubectl-cci.zip
• Linux
  • https://packages.broadcom.com/artifactory/cci/8.17.0/linux/amd64/kubectl-cci.zip
• Windows
  • https://packages.broadcom.com/artifactory/cci/8.17.0/windows/amd64/kubectl-cci.zip

Additional Information

After downloading the plug-in, be sure to set the kubectl-cci plug-in as an executable, then copy it into your execution path along side the kubectl executable file.

Example:

• Mac and Linux

  • chmod +x kubectl-cci && mv kubectl-cci /usr/local/bin