lusermod(1) - Linux man page

Name

Synopsis

user

Description

Options

-c, --gecos=gecos

Set user's SM]GECOS field to gecos. The SM]GECOS field is traditionally used to store user's real name and other information.

-d, --directory=directory

Set user's home directory to directory.

-g, --gid=gid

Change user's primary group ID to gid. If group with ID gid does not exist, a warning is printed, but the operation is performed anyway.

-i, --interactive

Ask all questions when connecting to the user database, even if default answers are set up in libuser configuration.

-L, --lock

Lock user's account. This prevents logging in using user's password.

-l, --login=name

Rename user to name.

-m, --movedirectory

After changing user's home directory (using the -d option), move the old home directory to the new location.

-P, --plainpassword=password

Set user's password to password. Note that the password can be viewed while running lusermod using tools such as ps(1).

-p, --password=encrypted

Set user's password to the password represented by the hash encrypted. Note that the hash can be viewed while running lusermod using tools such as ps(1).

-s, --shell=shell

Set user's login shell to shell.

-U, --unlock

Unlock user's account.

-u, --uid=uid

Change user's user ID to uid.

--commonname=name

Set user's common name to name. This attribute is only supported in some backends (e.g.LDAP), and its support may have further limitations (e.g. LDAP schema rules).

--givenname=name

Set user's given name to name. This attribute is only supported in some backends (e.g.LDAP), and its support may have further limitations (e.g. LDAP schema rules).

--homephone=phone

Set user's home telephone number to phone. This attribute is only supported in some backends (e.g.LDAP), and its support may have further limitations (e.g. LDAP schema rules).

--roomnumber=room

Set user's room number to room. This attribute is only supported in some backends (e.g.LDAP), and its support may have further limitations (e.g. LDAP schema rules).

--surname=name

Set user's surname to name. This attribute is only supported in some backends (e.g.LDAP), and its support may have further limitations (e.g. LDAP schema rules).

--telephonenumber=phone

Set user's telephone number to phone. This attribute is only supported in some backends (e.g.LDAP), and its support may have further limitations (e.g. LDAP schema rules).

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