Learning OpenStack Networking - Third Edition

Configuring the Neutron user, role, and endpoint in Keystone

To function properly, Neutron requires that a user, role, and endpoint be created in Keystone. When executed from the controller node, the following commands will create a user called neutron in Keystone, associate the admin role with the neutron user, and add the neutron user to the service project:

    # source ~/adminrc    # openstack user create --domain Default --password=neutron neutron    # openstack role add --project service --user neutron admin

Create a service in Keystone that describes the OpenStack Networking service by executing the following command on the controller node:

    # openstack service create --name neutron     --description "OpenStack Networking" network

To create the ...