While trying to login as "system:admin" user to OpenShift Container Platform terminal fails with error "error: username system:admin is invalid for basic auth".

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Issue

  • While trying to login as "system:admin" user to OpenShift Container Platform terminal fails with error:
# oc login -u "system:admin"
Authentication required for https://master.example.com:8443 (openshift)
Username: system:admin
Password: 
error: username system:admin is invalid for basic auth

Environment

  • OpenShift Container Platform 3.6

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