CommandLines

The bin subdirectory of an IdP installation provides multiple command line utilities. Many (but not all) are a thin veneer over the https://shibboleth.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IDP5/pages/3199511365.

Command Line	Description

Command Line	Description
aacli	Calls the https://shibboleth.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IDP5/pages/3199511404 web service
build	Rebuilds the war file after a change to edit-webapp as described here
dumpconfig	Call the https://shibboleth.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IDP5/pages/3230924801 web service
keygen	Creates a self signed key pair. Referenced by examples in https://shibboleth.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IDP5/pages/3199501624
mdquery	Calls the https://shibboleth.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IDP5/pages/3199511464 web service
module	Manages Modules
plugin	Manages plugins https://shibboleth.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IDP5/pages/3199500688
reload-metadata	Calls the https://shibboleth.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IDP5/pages/3199511489 web service
reload-service	Calls the https://shibboleth.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IDP5/pages/3199507931#ReloadableServices-ReloadURL web service
sealer	Allows direct encryption/decryption of data using the IdP’s secret key and data sealing mechanism
seckeygen	Described in https://shibboleth.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IDP5/pages/3199501624
setacl (Windows Only)	Sets restrictive ACLs over an IdP installation as described here
status	Calls the https://shibboleth.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IDP5/pages/3199511520 web service
update	Checks for and optionally downloads new versions of the IdP, as described in https://shibboleth.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IDP5/pages/3227189249
version	Displays the currently installed IdP version