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PowerScaleOneFS CLI Command Reference

isi auth users modify

Modifies a local user.

Syntax

isi auth users modify {<user> | --uid <integer> | --sid <string>}
  [--enabled {yes | no}]
  [--expiry <timestamp>]
  [--unlock]
  [--email <string>]
  [--gecos <string>]
  [--home-directory <path>]
  [--password-expires {yes | no}]
  [{--primary-group <string> | --primary-group-gid <integer> 
    | --primary-group-sid <string>}]
  [--prompt-password-change {yes | no}]
  [--shell <path>]
  [--new-uid <integer>]
  [--disable-when-inactive <boolean>
  [--zone <string>]
  [--add-group <name>]
  [--add-gid <id>]
  [--remove-group <name>]
  [--remove-gid <id>]
  [--provider <string>]
  [--verbose]
  [--force]

Options

This command requires <user>, --uid <integer>, or --sid <string>.

<user>
Specifies the user by name.
--uid <integer>
Specifies the user by UID.
--sid <string>
Specifies the user by SID.
--enabled {yes | no}
Enables or disables the user.
{--expiry | -x} <timestamp>
Specifies the time at which the user account will expire, using the date format <YYYY>-<MM>-<DD> or the date/time format <YYYY>-<MM>-<DD>[T<hh>:<mm>[:<ss>].
--unlock
Unlocks the user account if locked.
--email <string>
Specifies the email address of the user.
--gecos <string>
Specifies the values for the following Gecos field entries in the user's password file:
Full Name: 
Office Location: 
Office Phone: 
Home Phone: 
Other information: 

Values must be entered as a comma-separated list, and values that contain spaces must be enclosed in quotation marks. For example, the --gecos= "Jane Doe",Seattle,555-5555,,"Temporary worker" option with these values results in the following entries:

Full Name: Jane Doe
Office Location: Seattle
Office Phone: 555-5555
Home Phone:
Other information: Temporary worker
--home-directory <path>
Specifies the path to the user's home directory.
--password-expires {yes | no}
Specifies whether to allow the password to expire.
--primary-group <name>
Specifies the user's primary group by name.
--primary-group-gid <integer>
Specifies the user's primary group by GID.
--primary-group-sid <string>
Specifies the user's primary group by SID.
--prompt-password-change {yes | no}
Prompts the user to change the password during the next login.
--shell <path>
Specifies the path to the UNIX login shell.
--new-uid <integer>
Specifies a new UID for the user. Setting this option is not recommended.
--disable-when-inactive <boolean>
The user account will be disabled when it has been inactive beyond the value specified.
--zone <string>
Specifies the name of the access zone that contains the user.
--add-group <name>
Specifies the name of a group to add the user to. Repeat this option to specify multiple list items.
--add-gid <integer>
Specifies the GID of a group to add the user to. Repeat this option to specify multiple list items.
--remove-group <name>
Specifies the name of a group to remove the user from. Repeat this option to specify multiple list items.
--remove-gid <integer>
Specifies the GID of a group to remove the user from. Repeat this option to specify multiple list items.
--provider <string>
Specifies an authentication provider of the format <type>:<instance>. Valid provider types are ads, ldap, nis, file, and local. For example, an LDAP provider named auth1 can be specified as ldap:auth1.
{--verbose | -v}
Displays the results of running the command.
{--force | -f}
Suppresses command-line prompts and messages.

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