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vault unseal

vpd vault unseal

Unseal Vault pods using keys from a file or 1Password

Synopsis

This command unseals Vault pods using unseal keys from a JSON file or a 1Password secret reference. Useful when Vault pods have restarted and need to be unsealed without re-initializing.

vpd vault unseal [flags]

Examples

  vpd vault unseal --file /path/to/vault_keys.json --namespace vault
  vpd vault unseal --op-secret "op://vault/keys/vault_keys" --namespace vault
  vpd vault unseal --file /path/to/vault_keys.json --namespace vault --pod vault-0

Options

  -f, --file string        Path to vault_keys.json file
  -h, --help               help for unseal
  -n, --namespace string   Namespace where Vault is running (default "vault")
  -o, --op-secret string   1Password secret reference (e.g. op://vault/keys/vault_keys)
  -P, --pod string         Specific pod name to unseal (default: all vault pods)

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