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5.66. nova get-password

usage: nova get-password <server> [<private-key>]
Get the admin password for a server. This operation calls the metadata service to query metadata information and does not read password information from the server itself.

Positional arguments

<server>


        Name or ID of server.

<private-key>


        Private key (used locally to decrypt password) (Optional).
      When specified, the command displays the clear (decrypted) VM
      password. When not specified, the ciphered VM password is
      displayed.