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usermod - modify a user account

Synopsis

$ usermod [--append] [--uid uid] [--gid group] [--groups groups] [--lock] [--remove] [--unlock] [--home new-home] [--move] [--shell path-to-shell] [--gecos general-info] <username>

Description

This program modifies an existing user account. This program must be run as root.

Options

  • --help: Display help message and exit
  • --version: Print version
  • -a, --append: Append the supplementary groups specified with the -G option to the user
  • -u uid, --uid uid: The new numerical value of the user's ID
  • -g group, --gid group: The group name or number of the user's new initial login group
  • -G groups, --groups groups: Set the user's supplementary groups. Groups are specified with a comma-separated list. Group names or numbers may be used
  • -L, --lock: Lock password
  • -r, --remove: Remove the supplementary groups specified with the -G option from the user
  • -U, --unlock: Unlock password
  • -d new-home, --home new-home: The user's new login directory
  • -m, --move: Move the content of the user's home directory to the new location
  • -s path-to-shell, --shell path-to-shell: The name of the user's new login shell
  • -n general-info, --gecos general-info: Change the GECOS field of the user

Arguments

  • username: Username of the account to modify

See also