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# `lxc auth identity token issue`

Issue a token for a bearer identity

## Synopsis

Description:
  Issue a token for a bearer identity

  Note that this revokes the current token if one is issued



```
lxc auth identity token issue [<remote>:]<type>/<name> [flags]
```

## Options

```
      --expiry string   Token expiration as a space separated list of durations in the form (\d)+(S|M|H|d|w|m|y)
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --debug          Show all debug messages
      --force-local    Force using the local unix socket
  -h, --help           Print help
      --project        Override the source project
  -q, --quiet          Don't show progress information
      --sub-commands   Use with help or --help to view sub-commands
  -v, --verbose        Show all information messages
      --version        Print version number
```

## SEE ALSO

* [lxc auth identity token](lxc_auth_identity_token.md)	 - Manage bearer identity tokens