Configuring the CLI

Where is stateful configuration stored?

The F5 CLI stores configuration settings and credentials in the user’s home directory inside a folder called .f5_cli. There are a number of files in this folder. Below you can see a description for each of these files and an example of information typically found in each one.

auth.yaml - Authentication information such as credentials used by the CLI

- name: bigip1
  host: 192.0.2.10
  authentication-type: bigip
  password: mypassword1
  port: 443
  username: myuser1
  default: true
- name: bigip2
  host: 192.0.2.11
  authentication-type: bigip
  password: mypassword2
  port: 443
  username: myuser2
  default: false
- name: cs1
  password: mypassword3
  authentication-type: cs
  username: myuser1@f5.com
  default: true

config.yaml - Configuration settings used by the CLI

output: json

Note

Typically changing configuration settings in these files is done using the F5 CLI directly, however for advanced use cases it may be a requirement to change the settings directly in these files.



Note

The F5 CLI is currently in early development and we want to hear from you! To provide feedback on F5 CLI or this documentation, you can file a GitHub Issue.