This is what the "use_existing" flag is for (on by default). It
short-circuits initialize() which is what actually does the whole
shutdown/creation/startup procedure.
https://github.com/ceph/cbt/blob/master/cluster/ceph.py#L149-L151
That is invoked before shutdown() and make_osds():
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Just run the tool from a client that is not part of the ceph nodes. Than
it can do nothing, that you did not configure ceph to allow it to do ;)
Besides you should never run software from 'unknown' sources in an
environment where it can use 'admin' rights.
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