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Chapter 7. Managing domains

Identity Service (keystone) domains are additional namespaces that you can create in keystone. Use keystone domains to partition users, groups, and projects. You can also configure these separate domains to authenticate users in different LDAP or Active Directory environments. For more information, see the Integrate with Identity Service guide.

Note

Identity Service includes a built-in domain called Default. It is suggested you reserve this domain only for service accounts, and create a separate domain for user accounts.

7.1. Viewing a list of domains
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You can view a list of domains with the openstack domain list command: 

$ openstack domain list
+----------------------------------+------------------+---------+--------------------+
| ID                               | Name             | Enabled | Description        |
+----------------------------------+------------------+---------+--------------------+
| 3abefa6f32c14db9a9703bf5ce6863e1 | TestDomain       | True    |                    |
| 69436408fdcb44ab9e111691f8e9216d | corp             | True    |                    |
| a4f61a8feb8d4253b260054c6aa41adb | federated_domain | True    |                    |
| default                          | Default          | True    | The default domain |
+----------------------------------+------------------+---------+--------------------+
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7.2. Creating a new domain
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You can create a new domain with the openstack domain create command: 

$ openstack domain create TestDomain
+-------------+----------------------------------+
| Field       | Value                            |
+-------------+----------------------------------+
| description |                                  |
| enabled     | True                             |
| id          | 3abefa6f32c14db9a9703bf5ce6863e1 |
| name        | TestDomain                       |
+-------------+----------------------------------+
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7.3. Viewing the details of a domain
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You can view the details of a domain with the openstack domain show command: 

$ openstack domain show TestDomain
+-------------+----------------------------------+
| Field       | Value                            |
+-------------+----------------------------------+
| description |                                  |
| enabled     | True                             |
| id          | 3abefa6f32c14db9a9703bf5ce6863e1 |
| name        | TestDomain                       |
+-------------+----------------------------------+
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7.4. Disabling a domain
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You can disable and enable domains according to your requirements.

Procedure

  1. Disable a domain using the --disable option: 

    $ openstack domain set TestDomain --disable
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  2. Confirm that the domain has been disabled: 

    $ openstack domain show TestDomain
+-------------+----------------------------------+
| Field       | Value                            |
+-------------+----------------------------------+
| description |                                  |
| enabled     | False                            |
| id          | 3abefa6f32c14db9a9703bf5ce6863e1 |
| name        | TestDomain                       |
+-------------+----------------------------------+
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  3. Use the --enable option to re-enable the domain, if required: 

    $ openstack domain set TestDomain --enable
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