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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- mode: python -*-
+
+"""Create an imaginary service account with a single API key.
+
+Create a User record and a matching API key in the database, which can be used
+as a service account. The API key provides authentication for services and the
+User record allows for ID to name translation.
+
+The primary purpose is to serve as a "legacy" collector for the 0.69-11
+passthrough server, but it could also be used for other API clients which don't
+require a specific SSO user identity.
+"""
+
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+import uuid
+
+import jwt
+
+from pbench.common.logger import get_pbench_logger
+from pbench.server import PbenchServerConfig
+from pbench.server.database import init_db
+from pbench.server.database.models.api_keys import APIKey
+from pbench.server.database.models.users import User
+
+
+def main(options, name):
+    """Create a Pbench Server service account"""
+    config = PbenchServerConfig.create(options.cfg_name)
+    logger = get_pbench_logger(name, config)
+    init_db(config, logger)
+
+    username = options.username
+
+    # You can specify a nonsense string or let the code generate a real (and
+    # "very likely unique") UUID.
+    id = options.identity if options.identity else str(uuid.uuid1())
+
+    if User.query(id=id):
+        print(f"The user ID {id!r} already exists", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 1
+    if User.query(username=username):
+        print(f"The username {username!r} already exists", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 1
+
+    # Create a user proxy object, but don't add it to the session yet.
+    user = User(id=id, username=username)
+
+    # NOTE: this needs to closely mimic ApiKey.generate_api_key, however we
+    # can't call that here as it depends on a Flask app context. Luckily, the
+    # borrowed code is straightforward and relatively small.
+    secret = config.get("flask-app", "secret-key")
+    payload = {
+        "iat": datetime.now(timezone.utc),
+        "user_id": user.id,
+        "username": user.username,
+    }
+    try:
+        api_key = jwt.encode(payload, secret, algorithm="HS256")
+        key = APIKey(key=api_key, user=user, label=options.label)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Problem generating API key: {str(e)!r}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 1
+
+    # Add both new rows to the session and commit them.
+    try:
+        user.add()
+        key.add()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Problem storing API key: {str(e)!r}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 1
+
+    print(f"Service account {user.username} created, API Key is\n{key.key}")
+    return 0
+
+
+###########################################################################
+# Options handling
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    run_name = Path(sys.argv[0]).name
+    run_name = run_name if run_name[-3:] != ".py" else run_name[:-3]
+    parser = ArgumentParser(f"Usage: {run_name} [--config <path-to-config-file>]")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-C",
+        "--config",
+        dest="cfg_name",
+        default=os.environ.get(
+            "_PBENCH_SERVER_CONFIG", "/opt/pbench-server/lib/config/pbench-server.cfg"
+        ),
+        help="Specify config file",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-i",
+        "--identity",
+        required=False,
+        dest="identity",
+        help="The UUID identity of the service account",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-l", "--label", required=False, dest="label", help="An API key label"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "username",
+        help="The username of the service account",
+    )
+    parsed = parser.parse_args()
+    try:
+        status = main(parsed, run_name)
+    except Exception as e:
+        status = 1
+        print(f"Unexpected error {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(status)