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page_title: accounts create - Command
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  The "accounts create" command lets Boundary admin create a new account resource.
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# accounts create

Command: `boundary accounts create`

The `accounts create` command lets you create an account associated with one of the following auth methods:

- LDAP
- OIDC
- Password

## Example

The following example creates an account named `test_account`. In this example, you provide a password when prompted:

```shell-session
$ boundary accounts create password \
   -auth-method-id=ampw_1234567890 \
   -login-name="tester01" \
   -name=test_account \
   -description="Test password account"
```

**Example output:**

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```plaintext
Please enter the password (it will be hidden):

Account information:
  Auth Method ID:      ampw_ZbB6UXpW3B
  Created Time:        Fri, 27 May 2022 11:16:47 MDT
  Description:         Test password account
  ID:                  acctpw_A8R1escktO
  Name:                test_account
  Type:                password
  Updated Time:        Fri, 27 May 2022 11:16:47 MDT
  Version:             1

  Scope:
    ID:                o_u54jrD6ydN
    Name:              IT_Support
    Parent Scope ID:   global
    Type:              org

  Authorized Actions:
    no-op
    read
    update
    delete
    set-password
    change-password

  Attributes:
    Login Name:        tester01
```

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## Usage

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```shell-session
$ boundary accounts create [type] [options] [args]
```

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### Command options

- `-auth-method-id` `(string: "")` - The auth-method resource to use for the
   operation. You can also specify the auth-method using the **BOUNDARY_AUTH_METHOD_ID**
   environment variable.
- `-description` `(string: "")` - The description to set for the account.
- `-name` `(string: "")` - The name to set on the account.


### Usages by type

You can create `ldap`, `oidc`, and `password` type accounts.

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<Tab heading="LDAP">

The `boundary accounts create ldap` command creates an account of `ldap` type.

#### Example

The example below creates an LDAP account with the login name `prodops` and the description `ldap account for ProdOps`:

```shell-session
$ boundary accounts create ldap -login-name prodops \
   -description "ldap account for ProdOps"
```

#### Usage

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```shell-session
$ boundary accounts create ldap [options] [args]
```

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#### LDAP account option

The following option is LDAP-specific, in addition to the command options:

- `-login-name` `(string: "")` - The login name for the account.

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<Tab heading="OIDC">

The `boundary accounts create oidc` command creates an account of `oidc` type.

#### Example

The following example creates an OIDC account with the subject `prodops` and the description `Oidc account for ProdOps`:

```shell-session
$ boundary accounts create oidc -subject "prodops" \
   -description "Oidc account for ProdOps"
```

#### Usage

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```shell-session
$ boundary accounts create oidc [options] [args]
```

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#### OIDC account options

The following options are OIDC-specific, in addition to the command options:

- `-issuer` `(string: "")` - The issuer for the account.
- `-subject` `(string: "")` - The subject for this account on the OIDC provider.

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<Tab heading="Password">

The `boundary accounts create password` command creates an account of `password` type.

#### Example

The following example creates a password-type account with the login name `prodops` and the description `Password account for ProdOps`:

```shell-session
$ boundary accounts create password -login-name prodops \
   -description "Password account for ProdOps"
```

#### Usage

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```shell-session
$ boundary accounts create password [options] [args]
```

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#### Password account options

The following options are password-specific, in addition to the command
options:

- `-login-name` `(string: "")` - The login name for the account
- `-password` `(string: "")` - The password for the account. If blank, the
   command prompts you to enter the password interactively in a
   non-echoing way. Otherwise, this value can refer to a file on disk (`file://`) or an environment variable (`env://`) from which the password is read.

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