ABS CLI provides the commands listed in the following table.

Basic commands
  • Start ABS
  • Stop ABS
  • Help
  • Update password
  • Update keys
Obfuscation commands
  • Generate obfuscation key
  • Obfuscate password
Start ABS
Description
Starts ABS. Run the command from /opt/pingidentity/abs/bin directory
Syntax
./start.sh
Stop ABS
Description
Stops ABS. Run the command from/opt/pingidentity/abs/bin directory
./stop.sh
Help
Description
Displays cli.sh help
Syntax
./cli.sh help
Update Password
Description
Change ABS admin password
Syntax
./cli.sh update_password {-u admin}
Update keys
Description
Update access and secret keys
Syntax
./cli.sh -u admin -p admin update_keys -ak <access key> -sk <secret key>
Note: It is recommended to always use update_keys CLI command to change the keys. However, you can directly edit the abs_init.js file when changing the default access and secret keys for the first time after inistalling ABS AI engine.
Generate Master Key
Description
Generate the master obfuscation key abs_master.key
Syntax
./cli.sh -u admin -p admin generate_obfkey
Obfuscate Password
Description
Obfuscate the passwords configured in various configuration files
Syntax
./cli.sh -u admin -p admin obfuscate_keys