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<refentry lang="en">
<refentryinfo>
<productname>RabbitMQ Server</productname>
<authorgroup>
<corpauthor>The RabbitMQ Team &lt;<ulink url="mailto:info@rabbitmq.com"><email>info@rabbitmq.com</email></ulink>&gt;</corpauthor>
</authorgroup>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>rabbitmqctl</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo class="manual">RabbitMQ Service</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>rabbitmqctl</refname>
<refpurpose>command line tool for managing a RabbitMQ broker</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>rabbitmqctl</command>
<arg choice="opt">-n <replaceable>node</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="opt">-t <replaceable>timeout</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="opt">-q</arg>
<arg choice="req"><replaceable>command</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="opt" rep="repeat"><replaceable>command options</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
RabbitMQ is an implementation of AMQP, the emerging standard for high
performance enterprise messaging. The RabbitMQ server is a robust and
scalable implementation of an AMQP broker.
</para>
<para>
<command>rabbitmqctl</command> is a command line tool for managing a
RabbitMQ broker. It performs all actions by connecting to one of the
broker's nodes.
</para>
<para>
Diagnostic information is displayed if the broker was not
running, could not be reached, or rejected the connection due to
mismatching Erlang cookies.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Options</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><arg choice="opt">-n <replaceable>node</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para role="usage">
Default node is "rabbit@server", where server is the local host. On
a host named "server.example.com", the node name of the RabbitMQ
Erlang node will usually be rabbit@server (unless RABBITMQ_NODENAME
has been set to some non-default value at broker startup time). The
output of <command>hostname -s</command> is usually the correct suffix to use after the
"@" sign. See rabbitmq-server(1) for details of configuring the
RabbitMQ broker.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><arg choice="opt">-q</arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para role="usage">
Quiet output mode is selected with the "-q" flag. Informational
messages are suppressed when quiet mode is in effect.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><arg choice="opt">-t <replaceable>timeout</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para role="usage">
Operation timeout in seconds. Only applicable to "list" commands.
Default is "infinity".
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Commands</title>
<refsect2>
<title>Application and Cluster Management</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>stop</command> <arg choice="opt"><replaceable>pid_file</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Stops the Erlang node on which RabbitMQ is running. To
restart the node follow the instructions for <citetitle>Running
the Server</citetitle> in the <ulink url="http://www.rabbitmq.com/install.html">installation
guide</ulink>.
</para>
<para>
If a <option>pid_file</option> is specified, also waits
for the process specified there to terminate. See the
description of the <option>wait</option> command below
for details on this file.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl stop</screen>
<para role="example">
This command instructs the RabbitMQ node to terminate.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="stop_app">
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>stop_app</command></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Stops the RabbitMQ application, leaving the Erlang node
running.
</para>
<para>
This command is typically run prior to performing other
management actions that require the RabbitMQ application
to be stopped, e.g. <link
linkend="reset"><command>reset</command></link>.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl stop_app</screen>
<para role="example">
This command instructs the RabbitMQ node to stop the
RabbitMQ application.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>start_app</command></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Starts the RabbitMQ application.
</para>
<para>
This command is typically run after performing other
management actions that required the RabbitMQ application
to be stopped, e.g. <link
linkend="reset"><command>reset</command></link>.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl start_app</screen>
<para role="example">
This command instructs the RabbitMQ node to start the
RabbitMQ application.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>wait</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>pid_file</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Wait for the RabbitMQ application to start.
</para>
<para>
This command will wait for the RabbitMQ application to
start at the node. It will wait for the pid file to
be created, then for a process with a pid specified in the
pid file to start, and then for the RabbitMQ application
to start in that process. It will fail if the process
terminates without starting the RabbitMQ application.
</para>
<para>
A suitable pid file is created by
the <command>rabbitmq-server</command> script. By
default this is located in the Mnesia directory. Modify
the <command>RABBITMQ_PID_FILE</command> environment
variable to change the location.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl wait /var/run/rabbitmq/pid</screen>
<para role="example">
This command will return when the RabbitMQ node has
started up.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="reset">
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>reset</command></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Return a RabbitMQ node to its virgin state.
</para>
<para>
Removes the node from any cluster it belongs to, removes
all data from the management database, such as configured
users and vhosts, and deletes all persistent
messages.
</para>
<para>
For <command>reset</command> and <command>force_reset</command> to
succeed the RabbitMQ application must have been stopped,
e.g. with <link linkend="stop_app"><command>stop_app</command></link>.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl reset</screen>
<para role="example">
This command resets the RabbitMQ node.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>force_reset</command></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Forcefully return a RabbitMQ node to its virgin state.
</para>
<para>
The <command>force_reset</command> command differs from
<command>reset</command> in that it resets the node
unconditionally, regardless of the current management
database state and cluster configuration. It should only
be used as a last resort if the database or cluster
configuration has been corrupted.
</para>
<para>
For <command>reset</command> and <command>force_reset</command> to
succeed the RabbitMQ application must have been stopped,
e.g. with <link linkend="stop_app"><command>stop_app</command></link>.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl force_reset</screen>
<para role="example">
This command resets the RabbitMQ node.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>rotate_logs</command></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Instruct the RabbitMQ node to perform internal log rotation.
</para>
<para>
Log rotation is performed according to lager settings
specified in configuration file.
</para>
<para>
Note that there is no need to call this command in case of
external log rotation (e.g. from logrotate), because lager
detects renames and automatically reopens log files.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl rotate_logs</screen>
<para role="example">
This command starts internal log rotation
process. Rotation is performed asynchronously, so there is
no guarantee that it will be completed when this command
returns.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>hipe_compile</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>directory</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Performs HiPE-compilation and caches resulting
.beam-files in the given directory.
</para>
<para>
Parent directories are created if necessary. Any
existing <command>.beam</command> files from the
directory are automatically deleted prior to
compilation.
</para>
<para>
To use this precompiled files, you should set
<command>RABBITMQ_SERVER_CODE_PATH</command> environment
variable to directory specified in
<command>hipe_compile</command> invokation.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl hipe_compile /tmp/rabbit-hipe/ebin</screen>
<para role="example">
HiPE-compiles modules and stores them to /tmp/rabbit-hipe/ebin directory.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title>Cluster management</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry id="join_cluster">
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>join_cluster</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>clusternode</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="opt">--ram</arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>clusternode</term>
<listitem><para>Node to cluster with.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><arg choice="opt">--ram</arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
If provided, the node will join the cluster as a RAM node.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
Instruct the node to become a member of the cluster that the
specified node is in. Before clustering, the node is reset, so be
careful when using this command. For this command to succeed the
RabbitMQ application must have been stopped, e.g. with <link
linkend="stop_app"><command>stop_app</command></link>.
</para>
<para>
Cluster nodes can be of two types: disc or RAM. Disc nodes
replicate data in RAM and on disc, thus providing redundancy in
the event of node failure and recovery from global events such
as power failure across all nodes. RAM nodes replicate data in
RAM only (with the exception of queue contents, which can reside
on disc if the queue is persistent or too big to fit in memory)
and are mainly used for scalability. RAM nodes are more
performant only when managing resources (e.g. adding/removing
queues, exchanges, or bindings). A cluster must always have at
least one disc node, and usually should have more than one.
</para>
<para>
The node will be a disc node by default. If you wish to
create a RAM node, provide the <command>--ram</command> flag.
</para>
<para>
After executing the <command>cluster</command> command, whenever
the RabbitMQ application is started on the current node it will
attempt to connect to the nodes that were in the cluster when the
node went down.
</para>
<para>
To leave a cluster, <command>reset</command> the node. You can
also remove nodes remotely with the
<command>forget_cluster_node</command> command.
</para>
<para>
For more details see the <ulink
url="http://www.rabbitmq.com/clustering.html">clustering
guide</ulink>.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl join_cluster hare@elena --ram</screen>
<para role="example">
This command instructs the RabbitMQ node to join the cluster that
<command>hare@elena</command> is part of, as a ram node.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>cluster_status</command></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Displays all the nodes in the cluster grouped by node type,
together with the currently running nodes.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl cluster_status</screen>
<para role="example">
This command displays the nodes in the cluster.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>change_cluster_node_type</command> <arg choice="req">disc | ram</arg></cmdsynopsis>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Changes the type of the cluster node. The node must be stopped for
this operation to succeed, and when turning a node into a RAM node
the node must not be the only disc node in the cluster.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl change_cluster_node_type disc</screen>
<para role="example">
This command will turn a RAM node into a disc node.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>forget_cluster_node</command> <arg choice="opt">--offline</arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><arg choice="opt">--offline</arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Enables node removal from an offline node. This is only
useful in the situation where all the nodes are offline and
the last node to go down cannot be brought online, thus
preventing the whole cluster from starting. It should not be
used in any other circumstances since it can lead to
inconsistencies.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
Removes a cluster node remotely. The node that is being removed
must be offline, while the node we are removing from must be
online, except when using the <command>--offline</command> flag.
</para>
<para>
When using the <command>--offline</command> flag
rabbitmqctl will not attempt to connect to a node as
normal; instead it will temporarily become the node in
order to make the change. This is useful if the node
cannot be started normally. In this case the node will
become the canonical source for cluster metadata
(e.g. which queues exist), even if it was not
before. Therefore you should use this command on the
latest node to shut down if at all possible.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl -n hare@mcnulty forget_cluster_node rabbit@stringer</screen>
<para role="example">
This command will remove the node
<command>rabbit@stringer</command> from the node
<command>hare@mcnulty</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>rename_cluster_node</command> <arg choice="req">oldnode1</arg> <arg choice="req">newnode1</arg> <arg choice="opt">oldnode2</arg> <arg choice="opt">newnode2 ...</arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Supports renaming of cluster nodes in the local database.
</para>
<para>
This subcommand causes rabbitmqctl to temporarily become
the node in order to make the change. The local cluster
node must therefore be completely stopped; other nodes
can be online or offline.
</para>
<para>
This subcommand takes an even number of arguments, in
pairs representing the old and new names for nodes. You
must specify the old and new names for this node and for
any other nodes that are stopped and being renamed at
the same time.
</para>
<para>
It is possible to stop all nodes and rename them all
simultaneously (in which case old and new names for all
nodes must be given to every node) or stop and rename
nodes one at a time (in which case each node only needs
to be told how its own name is changing).
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl rename_cluster_node rabbit@misshelpful rabbit@cordelia</screen>
<para role="example">
This command will rename the node
<command>rabbit@misshelpful</command> to the node
<command>rabbit@cordelia</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>update_cluster_nodes</command> <arg choice="req">clusternode</arg></cmdsynopsis>
</term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>clusternode</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The node to consult for up to date information.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
Instructs an already clustered node to contact
<command>clusternode</command> to cluster when waking up. This is
different from <command>join_cluster</command> since it does not
join any cluster - it checks that the node is already in a cluster
with <command>clusternode</command>.
</para>
<para>
The need for this command is motivated by the fact that clusters
can change while a node is offline. Consider the situation in
which node A and B are clustered. A goes down, C clusters with B,
and then B leaves the cluster. When A wakes up, it'll try to
contact B, but this will fail since B is not in the cluster
anymore. <command>update_cluster_nodes -n A C</command> will solve
this situation.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>force_boot</command></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Ensure that the node will start next time, even if it
was not the last to shut down.
</para>
<para>
Normally when you shut down a RabbitMQ cluster
altogether, the first node you restart should be the
last one to go down, since it may have seen things
happen that other nodes did not. But sometimes
that's not possible: for instance if the entire cluster
loses power then all nodes may think they were not the
last to shut down.
</para>
<para>
In such a case you can invoke <command>rabbitmqctl
force_boot</command> while the node is down. This will
tell the node to unconditionally start next time you ask
it to. If any changes happened to the cluster after this
node shut down, they will be lost.
</para>
<para>
If the last node to go down is permanently lost then you
should use <command>rabbitmqctl forget_cluster_node
--offline</command> in preference to this command, as it
will ensure that mirrored queues which were mastered on
the lost node get promoted.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl force_boot</screen>
<para role="example">
This will force the node not to wait for other nodes
next time it is started.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>sync_queue</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req">queue</arg></cmdsynopsis>
</term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>queue</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The name of the queue to synchronise.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
Instructs a mirrored queue with unsynchronised slaves to
synchronise itself. The queue will block while
synchronisation takes place (all publishers to and
consumers from the queue will block). The queue must be
mirrored for this command to succeed.
</para>
<para>
Note that unsynchronised queues from which messages are
being drained will become synchronised eventually. This
command is primarily useful for queues which are not
being drained.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>cancel_sync_queue</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req">queue</arg></cmdsynopsis>
</term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>queue</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The name of the queue to cancel synchronisation for.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
Instructs a synchronising mirrored queue to stop
synchronising itself.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>purge_queue</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req">queue</arg></cmdsynopsis>
</term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>queue</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The name of the queue to purge.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
Purges a queue (removes all messages in it).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>set_cluster_name</command> <arg choice="req">name</arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Sets the cluster name. The cluster name is announced to
clients on connection, and used by the federation and
shovel plugins to record where a message has been. The
cluster name is by default derived from the hostname of
the first node in the cluster, but can be changed.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl set_cluster_name london</screen>
<para role="example">
This sets the cluster name to "london".
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title>User management</title>
<para>
Note that <command>rabbitmqctl</command> manages the RabbitMQ
internal user database. Users from any alternative
authentication backend will not be visible
to <command>rabbitmqctl</command>.
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>add_user</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>username</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>password</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>username</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the user to create.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>password</term>
<listitem><para>The password the created user will use to log in to the broker.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl add_user tonyg changeit</screen>
<para role="example">
This command instructs the RabbitMQ broker to create a
(non-administrative) user named <command>tonyg</command> with
(initial) password
<command>changeit</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>delete_user</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>username</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>username</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the user to delete.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl delete_user tonyg</screen>
<para role="example">
This command instructs the RabbitMQ broker to delete the
user named <command>tonyg</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>change_password</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>username</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>newpassword</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>username</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the user whose password is to be changed.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>newpassword</term>
<listitem><para>The new password for the user.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl change_password tonyg newpass</screen>
<para role="example">
This command instructs the RabbitMQ broker to change the
password for the user named <command>tonyg</command> to
<command>newpass</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>clear_password</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>username</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>username</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the user whose password is to be cleared.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl clear_password tonyg</screen>
<para role="example">
This command instructs the RabbitMQ broker to clear the
password for the user named
<command>tonyg</command>. This user now cannot log in with a password (but may be able to through e.g. SASL EXTERNAL if configured).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<cmdsynopsis><command>authenticate_user</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>username</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>password</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis>
</term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>username</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the user.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>password</term>
<listitem><para>The password of the user.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl authenticate_user tonyg verifyit</screen>
<para role="example">
This command instructs the RabbitMQ broker to authenticate the
user named <command>tonyg</command> with password
<command>verifyit</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>set_user_tags</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>username</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>tag</replaceable> ...</arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>username</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the user whose tags are to
be set.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>tag</term>
<listitem><para>Zero, one or more tags to set. Any
existing tags will be removed.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl set_user_tags tonyg administrator</screen>
<para role="example">
This command instructs the RabbitMQ broker to ensure the user
named <command>tonyg</command> is an administrator. This has no
effect when the user logs in via AMQP, but can be used to permit
the user to manage users, virtual hosts and permissions when the
user logs in via some other means (for example with the
management plugin).
</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl set_user_tags tonyg</screen>
<para role="example">
This command instructs the RabbitMQ broker to remove any
tags from the user named <command>tonyg</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>list_users</command></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Lists users. Each result row will contain the user name
followed by a list of the tags set for that user.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl list_users</screen>
<para role="example">
This command instructs the RabbitMQ broker to list all
users.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title>Access control</title>
<para>
Note that <command>rabbitmqctl</command> manages the RabbitMQ
internal user database. Permissions for users from any
alternative authorisation backend will not be visible
to <command>rabbitmqctl</command>.
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>add_vhost</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>vhost</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the virtual host entry to create.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
Creates a virtual host.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl add_vhost test</screen>
<para role="example">
This command instructs the RabbitMQ broker to create a new
virtual host called <command>test</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>delete_vhost</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>vhost</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the virtual host entry to delete.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
Deletes a virtual host.
</para>
<para>
Deleting a virtual host deletes all its exchanges,
queues, bindings, user permissions, parameters and policies.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl delete_vhost test</screen>
<para role="example">
This command instructs the RabbitMQ broker to delete the
virtual host called <command>test</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry role="usage-has-option-list">
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>list_vhosts</command> <arg choice="opt" role="usage-option-list"><replaceable>vhostinfoitem</replaceable> ...</arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Lists virtual hosts.
</para>
<para>
The <command>vhostinfoitem</command> parameter is used to indicate which
virtual host information items to include in the results. The column order in the
results will match the order of the parameters.
<command>vhostinfoitem</command> can take any value from
the list that follows:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>name</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the virtual host with non-ASCII characters escaped as in C.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>tracing</term>
<listitem><para>Whether tracing is enabled for this virtual host.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
If no <command>vhostinfoitem</command>s are specified
then the vhost name is displayed.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl list_vhosts name tracing</screen>
<para role="example">
This command instructs the RabbitMQ broker to list all
virtual hosts.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>set_permissions</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>user</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>conf</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>write</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>read</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>vhost</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the virtual host to which to grant the user access, defaulting to <command>/</command>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>user</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the user to grant access to the specified virtual host.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>conf</term>
<listitem><para>A regular expression matching resource names for which the user is granted configure permissions.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>write</term>
<listitem><para>A regular expression matching resource names for which the user is granted write permissions.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>read</term>
<listitem><para>A regular expression matching resource names for which the user is granted read permissions.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
Sets user permissions.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl set_permissions -p /myvhost tonyg "^tonyg-.*" ".*" ".*"</screen>
<para role="example">
This command instructs the RabbitMQ broker to grant the
user named <command>tonyg</command> access to the virtual host
called <command>/myvhost</command>, with configure permissions
on all resources whose names starts with "tonyg-", and
write and read permissions on all resources.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>clear_permissions</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>username</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>vhost</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the virtual host to which to deny the user access, defaulting to <command>/</command>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>username</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the user to deny access to the specified virtual host.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
Sets user permissions.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl clear_permissions -p /myvhost tonyg</screen>
<para role="example">
This command instructs the RabbitMQ broker to deny the
user named <command>tonyg</command> access to the virtual host
called <command>/myvhost</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>list_permissions</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>vhost</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the virtual host for which to list the users that have been granted access to it, and their permissions. Defaults to <command>/</command>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
Lists permissions in a virtual host.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl list_permissions -p /myvhost</screen>
<para role="example">
This command instructs the RabbitMQ broker to list all
the users which have been granted access to the virtual
host called <command>/myvhost</command>, and the
permissions they have for operations on resources in
that virtual host. Note that an empty string means no
permissions granted.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>list_user_permissions</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>username</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>username</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the user for which to list the permissions.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
Lists user permissions.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl list_user_permissions tonyg</screen>
<para role="example">
This command instructs the RabbitMQ broker to list all the
virtual hosts to which the user named <command>tonyg</command>
has been granted access, and the permissions the user has
for operations on resources in these virtual hosts.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title>Parameter Management</title>
<para>
Certain features of RabbitMQ (such as the federation plugin)
are controlled by dynamic,
cluster-wide <emphasis>parameters</emphasis>.
There are 2 kinds of parameters: parameters scoped to
a virtual host and global parameters.
Each vhost-scoped parameter
consists of a component name, a name and a value.
The component name and name are
strings, and the value is an Erlang term.
A global parameter consists of a name and value. The name
is a string and the value is an Erlang term.
Parameters can be set, cleared and listed. In general you should refer to the
documentation for the feature in question to see how to set
parameters.
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>set_parameter</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>component_name</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>value</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Sets a parameter.
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>component_name</term>
<listitem><para>
The name of the component for which the
parameter is being set.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>name</term>
<listitem><para>
The name of the parameter being set.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>value</term>
<listitem><para>
The value for the parameter, as a
JSON term. In most shells you are very likely to
need to quote this.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl set_parameter federation local_username '"guest"'</screen>
<para role="example">
This command sets the parameter <command>local_username</command> for the <command>federation</command> component in the default virtual host to the JSON term <command>"guest"</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>clear_parameter</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>component_name</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>key</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Clears a parameter.
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>component_name</term>
<listitem><para>
The name of the component for which the
parameter is being cleared.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>name</term>
<listitem><para>
The name of the parameter being cleared.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl clear_parameter federation local_username</screen>
<para role="example">
This command clears the parameter <command>local_username</command> for the <command>federation</command> component in the default virtual host.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>list_parameters</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Lists all parameters for a virtual host.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl list_parameters</screen>
<para role="example">
This command lists all parameters in the default virtual host.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>set_global_parameter</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>value</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Sets a global runtime parameter. This is similar to <command>set_parameter</command>
but the key-value pair isn't tied to a virtual host.
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>name</term>
<listitem><para>
The name of the global runtime parameter being set.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>value</term>
<listitem><para>
The value for the global runtime parameter, as a
JSON term. In most shells you are very likely to
need to quote this.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl set_global_parameter mqtt_default_vhosts '{"O=client,CN=guest":"/"}'</screen>
<para role="example">
This command sets the global runtime parameter <command>mqtt_default_vhosts</command> to the JSON term <command>{"O=client,CN=guest":"/"}</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>clear_global_parameter</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Clears a global runtime parameter. This is similar to <command>clear_global_parameter</command>
but the key-value pair isn't tied to a virtual host.
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>name</term>
<listitem><para>
The name of the global runtime parameter being cleared.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl clear_global_parameter mqtt_default_vhosts</screen>
<para role="example">
This command clears the global runtime parameter <command>mqtt_default_vhosts</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>list_global_parameters</command></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Lists all global runtime parameters. This is similar to <command>list_parameters</command>
but the global runtime parameters are not tied to any virtual host.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl list_global_parameters</screen>
<para role="example">
This command lists all global parameters.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title>Policy Management</title>
<para>
Policies are used to control and modify the behaviour of queues
and exchanges on a cluster-wide basis. Policies apply within a
given vhost, and consist of a name, pattern, definition and an
optional priority. Policies can be set, cleared and listed.
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>set_policy</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="opt">--priority <replaceable>priority</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="opt">--apply-to <replaceable>apply-to</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>pattern</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>definition</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Sets a policy.
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>name</term>
<listitem><para>
The name of the policy.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>pattern</term>
<listitem><para>
The regular expression, which when matches on a given resources causes the policy to apply.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>definition</term>
<listitem><para>
The definition of the policy, as a
JSON term. In most shells you are very likely to
need to quote this.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>priority</term>
<listitem><para>
The priority of the policy as an integer. Higher numbers indicate greater precedence. The default is 0.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>apply-to</term>
<listitem><para>
Which types of object this policy should apply to - "queues", "exchanges" or "all". The default is "all".
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl set_policy federate-me "^amq." '{"federation-upstream-set":"all"}'</screen>
<para role="example">
This command sets the policy <command>federate-me</command> in the default virtual host so that built-in exchanges are federated.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>clear_policy</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Clears a policy.
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>name</term>
<listitem><para>
The name of the policy being cleared.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl clear_policy federate-me</screen>
<para role="example">
This command clears the <command>federate-me</command> policy in the default virtual host.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>list_policies</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Lists all policies for a virtual host.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl list_policies</screen>
<para role="example">
This command lists all policies in the default virtual host.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>set_operator_policy</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="opt">--priority <replaceable>priority</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="opt">--apply-to <replaceable>apply-to</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>pattern</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>definition</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Sets an operator policy that overrides a subset of arguments in user policies. Arguments are identical to those of <command>set_policy</command>.
Supported arguments: <command>expires</command>, <command>message-ttl</command>, <command>max-length</command>, and <command>max-length-bytes</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>clear_operator_policy</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Clears an operator policy. Arguments are identical to those of <command>clear_policy</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>list_operator_policies</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Lists operator policy overrides for a virtual host. Arguments are identical to those of <command>list_policies</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title>Virtual Host Limits</title>
<para>
It is possible to enforce certain limits on virtual hosts.
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>set_vhost_limits</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhostpath</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>definition</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Sets virtual host limits
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>definition</term>
<listitem><para>
The definition of the limits, as a
JSON term. In most shells you are very likely to
need to quote this.
Recognised limits: max-connections, max-queues. Use a negative value to specify "no limit".
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl set_vhost_limits -p qa_env '{"max-connections": 64}'</screen>
<para role="example">
This command limits the max number of concurrent connections in vhost <command>qa_env</command>
to 64.
</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl set_vhost_limits -p qa_env '{"max-queues": 256}'</screen>
<para role="example">
This command limits the max number of queues in vhost <command>qa_env</command>
to 256.
</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl set_vhost_limits -p qa_env '{"max-connections": -1}'</screen>
<para role="example">
This command clears the max number of connections limit in vhost <command>qa_env</command>.
</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl set_vhost_limits -p qa_env '{"max-connections": 0}'</screen>
<para role="example">
This command disables client connections in vhost <command>qa_env</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>clear_vhost_limits</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhostpath</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Clears virtual host limits
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl clear_vhost_limits -p qa_env</screen>
<para role="example">
This command clears vhost limits in vhost <command>qa_env</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title>Server Status</title>
<para>
The server status queries interrogate the server and return a list of
results with tab-delimited columns. Some queries (<command>list_queues</command>,
<command>list_exchanges</command>, <command>list_bindings</command>, and
<command>list_consumers</command>) accept an
optional <command>vhost</command> parameter. This parameter, if present, must be
specified immediately after the query.
</para>
<para role="usage">
The list_queues, list_exchanges and list_bindings commands accept an
optional virtual host parameter for which to display results. The
default value is "/".
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry role="usage-has-option-list">
<term>
<cmdsynopsis><command>list_queues</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg> <group choice="opt"><arg>--offline</arg><arg>--online</arg><arg>--local</arg></group> <arg choice="opt" role="usage-option-list"><replaceable>queueinfoitem</replaceable> ...</arg></cmdsynopsis>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Returns queue details. Queue details of the <command>/</command> virtual host
are returned if the "-p" flag is absent. The "-p" flag can be used to
override this default.
</para>
<para>
Displayed queues can be filtered by their status or
location using one of the following mutually exclusive
options:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><arg choice="opt">--offline</arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
List only those durable queues that are not
currently available (more specifically, their master node isn't).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><arg choice="opt">--online</arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
List queues that are currently available (their master node is).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><arg choice="opt">--local</arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
List only those queues whose master process is
located on the current node.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
<para>
The <command>queueinfoitem</command> parameter is used to indicate which queue
information items to include in the results. The column order in the
results will match the order of the parameters.
<command>queueinfoitem</command> can take any value from the list
that follows:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>name</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the queue with non-ASCII characters escaped as in C.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>durable</term>
<listitem><para>Whether or not the queue survives server restarts.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>auto_delete</term>
<listitem><para>Whether the queue will be deleted automatically when no longer used.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>arguments</term>
<listitem><para>Queue arguments.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>policy</term>
<listitem><para>Policy name applying to the queue.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>pid</term>
<listitem><para>Id of the Erlang process associated with the queue.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>owner_pid</term>
<listitem><para>Id of the Erlang process representing the connection
which is the exclusive owner of the queue. Empty if the
queue is non-exclusive.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>exclusive</term>
<listitem><para>True if queue is exclusive (i.e. has
owner_pid), false otherwise</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>exclusive_consumer_pid</term>
<listitem><para>Id of the Erlang process representing the channel of the
exclusive consumer subscribed to this queue. Empty if
there is no exclusive consumer.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>exclusive_consumer_tag</term>
<listitem><para>Consumer tag of the exclusive consumer subscribed to
this queue. Empty if there is no exclusive consumer.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>messages_ready</term>
<listitem><para>Number of messages ready to be delivered to clients.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>messages_unacknowledged</term>
<listitem><para>Number of messages delivered to clients but not yet acknowledged.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>messages</term>
<listitem><para>Sum of ready and unacknowledged messages
(queue depth).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>messages_ready_ram</term>
<listitem><para>Number of messages from messages_ready which are resident in ram.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>messages_unacknowledged_ram</term>
<listitem><para>Number of messages from messages_unacknowledged which are resident in ram.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>messages_ram</term>
<listitem><para>Total number of messages which are resident in ram.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>messages_persistent</term>
<listitem><para>Total number of persistent messages in the queue (will always be 0 for transient queues).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>message_bytes</term>
<listitem><para>Sum of the size of all message bodies in the queue. This does not include the message properties (including headers) or any overhead.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>message_bytes_ready</term>
<listitem><para>Like <command>message_bytes</command> but counting only those messages ready to be delivered to clients.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>message_bytes_unacknowledged</term>
<listitem><para>Like <command>message_bytes</command> but counting only those messages delivered to clients but not yet acknowledged.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>message_bytes_ram</term>
<listitem><para>Like <command>message_bytes</command> but counting only those messages which are in RAM.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>message_bytes_persistent</term>
<listitem><para>Like <command>message_bytes</command> but counting only those messages which are persistent.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>head_message_timestamp</term>
<listitem><para>The timestamp property of the first message in the queue, if present. Timestamps of messages only appear when they are in the paged-in state.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>disk_reads</term>
<listitem><para>Total number of times messages have been read from disk by this queue since it started.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>disk_writes</term>
<listitem><para>Total number of times messages have been written to disk by this queue since it started.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>consumers</term>
<listitem><para>Number of consumers.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>consumer_utilisation</term>
<listitem><para>Fraction of the time (between 0.0 and 1.0)
that the queue is able to immediately deliver messages to
consumers. This can be less than 1.0 if consumers are limited
by network congestion or prefetch count.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>memory</term>
<listitem><para>Bytes of memory consumed by the Erlang process associated with the
queue, including stack, heap and internal structures.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>slave_pids</term>
<listitem><para>If the queue is mirrored, this gives the IDs of the current slaves.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>synchronised_slave_pids</term>
<listitem><para>If the queue is mirrored, this gives the IDs of
the current slaves which are synchronised with the master -
i.e. those which could take over from the master without
message loss.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>state</term>
<listitem><para>The state of the queue. Normally
'running', but may be "{syncing, MsgCount}" if the
queue is synchronising. Queues which are located on
cluster nodes that are currently down will be shown
with a status of 'down' (and most other
<command>queueinfoitem</command>s will be
unavailable).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
If no <command>queueinfoitem</command>s are specified then queue name and depth are
displayed.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">
For example:
</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl list_queues -p /myvhost messages consumers</screen>
<para role="example">
This command displays the depth and number of consumers for each
queue of the virtual host named <command>/myvhost</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry role="usage-has-option-list">
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>list_exchanges</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="opt" role="usage-option-list"><replaceable>exchangeinfoitem</replaceable> ...</arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Returns exchange details. Exchange details of the <command>/</command> virtual host
are returned if the "-p" flag is absent. The "-p" flag can be used to
override this default.
</para>
<para>
The <command>exchangeinfoitem</command> parameter is used to indicate which
exchange information items to include in the results. The column order in the
results will match the order of the parameters.
<command>exchangeinfoitem</command> can take any value from the list
that follows:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>name</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the exchange with non-ASCII characters escaped as in C.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>type</term>
<listitem><para>The exchange type (such as
[<command>direct</command>,
<command>topic</command>, <command>headers</command>,
<command>fanout</command>]).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>durable</term>
<listitem><para>Whether or not the exchange survives server restarts.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>auto_delete</term>
<listitem><para>Whether the exchange will be deleted automatically when no longer used.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>internal</term>
<listitem><para>Whether the exchange is internal, i.e. cannot be directly published to by a client.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>arguments</term>
<listitem><para>Exchange arguments.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>policy</term>
<listitem><para>Policy name for applying to the exchange.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
If no <command>exchangeinfoitem</command>s are specified then
exchange name and type are displayed.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">
For example:
</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl list_exchanges -p /myvhost name type</screen>
<para role="example">
This command displays the name and type for each
exchange of the virtual host named <command>/myvhost</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry role="usage-has-option-list">
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>list_bindings</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="opt" role="usage-option-list"><replaceable>bindinginfoitem</replaceable> ...</arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Returns binding details. By default the bindings for
the <command>/</command> virtual host are returned. The
"-p" flag can be used to override this default.
</para>
<para>
The <command>bindinginfoitem</command> parameter is used
to indicate which binding information items to include
in the results. The column order in the results will
match the order of the parameters.
<command>bindinginfoitem</command> can take any value
from the list that follows:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>source_name</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the source of messages to
which the binding is attached. With non-ASCII
characters escaped as in C.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>source_kind</term>
<listitem><para>The kind of the source of messages to
which the binding is attached. Currently always
exchange. With non-ASCII characters escaped as in
C.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>destination_name</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the destination of
messages to which the binding is attached. With
non-ASCII characters escaped as in
C.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>destination_kind</term>
<listitem><para>The kind of the destination of
messages to which the binding is attached. With
non-ASCII characters escaped as in
C.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>routing_key</term>
<listitem><para>The binding's routing key, with
non-ASCII characters escaped as in C.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>arguments</term>
<listitem><para>The binding's arguments.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
If no <command>bindinginfoitem</command>s are specified then
all above items are displayed.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">
For example:
</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl list_bindings -p /myvhost exchange_name queue_name</screen>
<para role="example">
This command displays the exchange name and queue name
of the bindings in the virtual host
named <command>/myvhost</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="list_connections" role="usage-has-option-list">
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>list_connections</command> <arg choice="opt" role="usage-option-list"><replaceable>connectioninfoitem</replaceable> ...</arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Returns TCP/IP connection statistics.
</para>
<para>
The <command>connectioninfoitem</command> parameter is used to indicate
which connection information items to include in the results. The
column order in the results will match the order of the parameters.
<command>connectioninfoitem</command> can take any value from the list
that follows:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>pid</term>
<listitem><para>Id of the Erlang process associated with the connection.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>name</term>
<listitem><para>Readable name for the connection.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>port</term>
<listitem><para>Server port.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>host</term>
<listitem><para>Server hostname obtained via reverse
DNS, or its IP address if reverse DNS failed or was
not enabled.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>peer_port</term>
<listitem><para>Peer port.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>peer_host</term>
<listitem><para>Peer hostname obtained via reverse
DNS, or its IP address if reverse DNS failed or was
not enabled.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>ssl</term>
<listitem><para>Boolean indicating whether the
connection is secured with SSL.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>ssl_protocol</term>
<listitem><para>SSL protocol
(e.g. tlsv1)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>ssl_key_exchange</term>
<listitem><para>SSL key exchange algorithm
(e.g. rsa)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>ssl_cipher</term>
<listitem><para>SSL cipher algorithm
(e.g. aes_256_cbc)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>ssl_hash</term>
<listitem><para>SSL hash function
(e.g. sha)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>peer_cert_subject</term>
<listitem><para>The subject of the peer's SSL
certificate, in RFC4514 form.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>peer_cert_issuer</term>
<listitem><para>The issuer of the peer's SSL
certificate, in RFC4514 form.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>peer_cert_validity</term>
<listitem><para>The period for which the peer's SSL
certificate is valid.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>state</term>
<listitem><para>Connection state (one of [<command>starting</command>, <command>tuning</command>,
<command>opening</command>, <command>running</command>, <command>flow</command>, <command>blocking</command>, <command>blocked</command>, <command>closing</command>, <command>closed</command>]).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>channels</term>
<listitem><para>Number of channels using the connection.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>protocol</term>
<listitem><para>Version of the AMQP protocol in use (currently one of <command>{0,9,1}</command> or <command>{0,8,0}</command>). Note that if a client requests an AMQP 0-9 connection, we treat it as AMQP 0-9-1.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>auth_mechanism</term>
<listitem><para>SASL authentication mechanism used, such as <command>PLAIN</command>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>user</term>
<listitem><para>Username associated with the connection.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>vhost</term>
<listitem><para>Virtual host name with non-ASCII characters escaped as in C.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>timeout</term>
<listitem><para>Connection timeout / negotiated heartbeat interval, in seconds.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>frame_max</term>
<listitem><para>Maximum frame size (bytes).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>channel_max</term>
<listitem><para>Maximum number of channels on this connection.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>client_properties</term>
<listitem><para>Informational properties transmitted by the client
during connection establishment.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>recv_oct</term>
<listitem><para>Octets received.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>recv_cnt</term>
<listitem><para>Packets received.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>send_oct</term>
<listitem><para>Octets send.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>send_cnt</term>
<listitem><para>Packets sent.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>send_pend</term>
<listitem><para>Send queue size.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>connected_at</term>
<listitem><para>Date and time this connection was established, as timestamp.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
If no <command>connectioninfoitem</command>s are
specified then user, peer host, peer port, time since
flow control and memory block state are displayed.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">
For example:
</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl list_connections send_pend port</screen>
<para role="example">
This command displays the send queue size and server port for each
connection.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry role="usage-has-option-list">
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>list_channels</command> <arg choice="opt" role="usage-option-list"><replaceable>channelinfoitem</replaceable> ...</arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Returns information on all current channels, the logical
containers executing most AMQP commands. This includes
channels that are part of ordinary AMQP connections, and
channels created by various plug-ins and other extensions.
</para>
<para>
The <command>channelinfoitem</command> parameter is used to
indicate which channel information items to include in the
results. The column order in the results will match the
order of the parameters.
<command>channelinfoitem</command> can take any value from the list
that follows:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>pid</term>
<listitem><para>Id of the Erlang process associated with the connection.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>connection</term>
<listitem><para>Id of the Erlang process associated with the connection
to which the channel belongs.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>name</term>
<listitem><para>Readable name for the channel.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>number</term>
<listitem><para>The number of the channel, which uniquely identifies it within
a connection.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>user</term>
<listitem><para>Username associated with the channel.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>vhost</term>
<listitem><para>Virtual host in which the channel operates.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>transactional</term>
<listitem><para>True if the channel is in transactional mode, false otherwise.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>confirm</term>
<listitem><para>True if the channel is in confirm mode, false otherwise.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>consumer_count</term>
<listitem><para>Number of logical AMQP consumers retrieving messages via
the channel.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>messages_unacknowledged</term>
<listitem><para>Number of messages delivered via this channel but not
yet acknowledged.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>messages_uncommitted</term>
<listitem><para>Number of messages received in an as yet
uncommitted transaction.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>acks_uncommitted</term>
<listitem><para>Number of acknowledgements received in an as yet
uncommitted transaction.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>messages_unconfirmed</term>
<listitem><para>Number of published messages not yet
confirmed. On channels not in confirm mode, this
remains 0.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>prefetch_count</term>
<listitem><para>QoS prefetch limit for new consumers, 0 if unlimited.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>global_prefetch_count</term>
<listitem><para>QoS prefetch limit for the entire channel, 0 if unlimited.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
If no <command>channelinfoitem</command>s are specified then pid,
user, consumer_count, and messages_unacknowledged are assumed.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">
For example:
</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl list_channels connection messages_unacknowledged</screen>
<para role="example">
This command displays the connection process and count
of unacknowledged messages for each channel.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>list_consumers</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
List consumers, i.e. subscriptions to a queue's message
stream. Each line printed shows, separated by tab
characters, the name of the queue subscribed to, the id of
the channel process via which the subscription was created
and is managed, the consumer tag which uniquely identifies
the subscription within a channel, a boolean
indicating whether acknowledgements are expected for
messages delivered to this consumer, an integer indicating
the prefetch limit (with 0 meaning 'none'), and any arguments
for this consumer.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>status</command></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Displays broker status information such as the running
applications on the current Erlang node, RabbitMQ and
Erlang versions, OS name, memory and file descriptor
statistics. (See the <command>cluster_status</command>
command to find out which nodes are clustered and
running.)
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl status</screen>
<para role="example">
This command displays information about the RabbitMQ
broker.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>node_health_check</command></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Health check of the RabbitMQ node. Verifies the rabbit application is
running, list_queues and list_channels return, and alarms are not set.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl node_health_check -n rabbit@stringer</screen>
<para role="example">
This command performs a health check on the RabbitMQ node.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>environment</command></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Display the name and value of each variable in the
application environment for each running application.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>report</command></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Generate a server status report containing a
concatenation of all server status information for
support purposes. The output should be redirected to a
file when accompanying a support request.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">
For example:
</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl report > server_report.txt</screen>
<para role="example">
This command creates a server report which may be
attached to a support request email.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>eval</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>expr</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Evaluate an arbitrary Erlang expression.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">
For example:
</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl eval 'node().'</screen>
<para role="example">
This command returns the name of the node to which rabbitmqctl has connected.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title>Miscellaneous</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>close_connection</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>connectionpid</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>explanation</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>connectionpid</term>
<listitem><para>Id of the Erlang process associated with the connection to close.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>explanation</term>
<listitem><para>Explanation string.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
Instruct the broker to close the connection associated
with the Erlang process id <option>connectionpid</option> (see also the
<link linkend="list_connections"><command>list_connections</command></link>
command), passing the <option>explanation</option> string to the
connected client as part of the AMQP connection shutdown
protocol.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl close_connection "&lt;rabbit@tanto.4262.0&gt;" "go away"</screen>
<para role="example">
This command instructs the RabbitMQ broker to close the
connection associated with the Erlang process
id <command>&lt;rabbit@tanto.4262.0&gt;</command>, passing the
explanation <command>go away</command> to the connected client.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>trace_on</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>vhost</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the virtual host for which to start tracing.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
Starts tracing. Note that the trace state is not
persistent; it will revert to being off if the server is
restarted.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>trace_off</command> <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>vhost</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>vhost</term>
<listitem><para>The name of the virtual host for which to stop tracing.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
Stops tracing.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>set_vm_memory_high_watermark</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>fraction</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>fraction</term>
<listitem><para>
The new memory threshold fraction at which flow
control is triggered, as a floating point number
greater than or equal to 0.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>set_vm_memory_high_watermark absolute</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>memory_limit</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>memory_limit</term>
<listitem><para>
The new memory limit at which flow control is
triggered, expressed in bytes as an integer number
greater than or equal to 0 or as a string with memory units
(e.g. 512M or 1G). Available units are:
k, kiB: kibibytes (2^10 bytes)
M, MiB: mebibytes (2^20)
G, GiB: gibibytes (2^30)
kB: kilobytes (10^3)
MB: megabytes (10^6)
GB: gigabytes (10^9)
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>set_disk_free_limit</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>disk_limit</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>disk_limit</term>
<listitem><para>
Lower bound limit as an integer in bytes or a string with memory units (see vm_memory_high_watermark),
e.g. 512M or 1G. Once free disk space reaches the limit, a disk alarm will be set.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><command>set_disk_free_limit mem_relative</command> <arg choice="req"><replaceable>fraction</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>fraction</term>
<listitem><para>
Limit relative to the total amount available RAM
as a non-negative floating point number.
Values lower than 1.0 can be dangerous and
should be used carefully.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
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<term><cmdsynopsis><command>encode</command> <arg choice="opt">--decode</arg> <arg choice="opt"><replaceable>value</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="opt"><replaceable>passphrase</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="opt">--list-ciphers</arg> <arg choice="opt">--list-hashes</arg> <arg choice="opt">--cipher <replaceable>cipher</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="opt">--hash <replaceable>hash</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="opt">--iterations <replaceable>iterations</replaceable></arg></cmdsynopsis>
</term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><arg choice="opt">--decode</arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Flag to decrypt the input value.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl encode --decode '{encrypted,'&lt;&lt;"..."&gt;&gt;}' mypassphrase</screen>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<cmdsynopsis>
<arg choice="opt"><replaceable>value</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="opt"><replaceable>passphrase</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Value to encrypt/decrypt and passphrase.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl encode '&lt;&lt;"guest"&gt;&gt;' mypassphrase</screen>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl encode --decode '{encrypted,'&lt;&lt;"..."&gt;&gt;}' mypassphrase</screen>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><arg choice="opt">--list-ciphers</arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Flag to list the supported ciphers.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl encode --list-ciphers</screen>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><cmdsynopsis><arg choice="opt">--list-hashes</arg></cmdsynopsis></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Flag to list the supported hash algorithms.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">rabbitmqctl encode --list-hashes</screen>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<cmdsynopsis>
<arg choice="opt">--cipher <replaceable>cipher</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="opt">--hash <replaceable>hash</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="opt">--iterations <replaceable>iterations</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Options to specify the encryption settings. They can be used independently.
</para>
<para role="example-prefix">For example:</para>
<screen role="example">
rabbitmqctl encode --cipher blowfish_cfb64 --hash sha256 --iterations 10000 \
'&lt;&lt;"guest"&gt;&gt;' mypassphrase</screen>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
</refentry>