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docs: add mention of CLI command to create token on behalf of another user (#15138)
this was completed by #14813, but not documented --------- Co-authored-by: EdwardAngert <17991901+EdwardAngert@users.noreply.github.com>
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### Generate a long-lived API token on behalf of another user
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Today, you must use the REST API to generate a token on behalf of another user.
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You must have the `Owner` role to do this. Use our API reference for more
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[Create token API key](https://coder.com/docs/reference/api/users#create-token-api-key)
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You must have the `Owner` role to generate a token for another user.
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As of Coder v2.17+, you can use the CLI or API to create long-lived tokens on
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behalf of other users. Use the API for earlier versions of Coder.
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<div class="tabs">
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#### CLI
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```sh
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coder tokens create my-token --user <username>
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```
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See the full CLI reference for
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[`coder tokens create`](../../reference/cli/tokens_create.md)
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#### API
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Use our API reference for more information on how to
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[create token API key](../../reference/api/users.md#create-token-api-key)
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### Set max token length
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