Invalid OpenStack identity credentials

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Authorization required or denied error
  • HTTP 401 authorization denied
  • Authentication errors when running OpenStack commands. Examples:

    # glance image-create --name=rhel7-temp --is-public=true --disk-format=qcow2 --container-format=bare /usr/share/rhel-guest-image-7/rhel-guest-image-7.qcow2
    Invalid OpenStack Identity credentials.
    
    # glance image-list
    The request made requires authentication. (HTTP 401) (Request-ID: req-367cb163-938d-4d09-a225-21903511c074)
    # 
    
    /var/log/glance/api.log
    2016-03-27 20:43:54.599 16604 WARNING keystonemiddleware.auth_token [-] Authorization failed for token
    2016-03-27 20:43:57.885 16604 INFO eventlet.wsgi.server [-] 192.168.0.1 - - [27/Mar/2016 20:43:57] "POST /v1/images HTTP/1.1" 401 573 3.313200
    
    /var/log/keystone/keystone.log
    2016-03-27 20:43:58.212 5453 WARNING keystone.common.wsgi [-] Authorization failed. The request made requires authentication. from 192.168.0.1
    

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0

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