# Confluent login in local single-node environment

**URL:** <https://forum.confluent.io/t/confluent-login-in-local-single-node-environment/4141>\
**Category:** Command Line tools\
**Created:** [10 February 2022 21:04 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/confluent-login-in-local-single-node-environment/4141 "2022-02-10T21:04:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [10 February 2022 21:04 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/confluent-login-in-local-single-node-environment/4141/1 "2022-02-10T21:04:09Z")

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Hi,

I am using Confluent Platform: 7.0.1. The package I downloaded is: confluent-7.0.1.tar.gz (from [https://www.confluent.io/installation](https://www.confluent.io/installation) page)  
My usage is local single-node.

If I want to create a topic from terminal command then I can simply go to the installation folder and run:

```auto
$ bin/kafka-topics.sh --create --topic my-topic --bootstrap-server localhost:9092

```

But, if I run:

```auto
$ confluent kafka topic create my_topic <--url http://localhost:8082>
No session token found, please enter user credentials. To avoid being prompted, run "confluent login".
Username:

```

it asks to login.

My question is is this login context valid for local single-node usage? If yes, is there any definite guide to setup the login configuration (I have gone through MDS. RBAC documentation but could not manage any fruitful outcome)

I would like to use “confluent” command directly for creating, managing topics etc.

Regards,  
Supratik