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layout: commands
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page_title: 'Commands: ACL Bootstrap'
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---
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# Consul ACL Bootstrap
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Command: `consul acl bootstrap`
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The `acl bootstrap` command will request Consul to generate a new token with unlimited privileges to use
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for management purposes and output its details. This can only be done once and afterwards bootstrapping
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will be disabled. If all tokens are lost and you need to bootstrap again you can follow the bootstrap
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[reset procedure](https://learn.hashicorp.com/consul/security-networking/acl-troubleshooting?utm_source=consul.io&utm_medium=docs#reset-the-acl-system).
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The ACL system can also be bootstrapped via the [HTTP API](/api/acl/acl#bootstrap-acls).
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## Usage
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Usage: `consul acl bootstrap [options]`
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#### API Options
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@include 'http_api_options_client.mdx'
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@include 'http_api_options_server.mdx'
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#### Command Options
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- `-format={pretty|json}` - Command output format. The default value is `pretty`.
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The output looks like this:
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```text
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AccessorID: 4d123dff-f460-73c3-02c4-8dd64d136e01
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SecretID: 86cddfb9-2760-d947-358d-a2811156bf31
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Description: Bootstrap Token (Global Management)
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Local: false
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Create Time: 2018-10-22 11:27:04.479026 -0400 EDT
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Policies:
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00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001 - global-management
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```
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