pw user edit

The pw user edit command enables you to update the various details of an existing user.

The pw user edit command can be run by the following user:

• The root user on UNIX or Linux or the Administrator user or users belonging to the group Administrators on Windows
• BMC ProactiveNet user with administrative privileges. For more information, see Users with administrative privileges.

The syntax for this command is as follows:

• <user_name> — A string representing a user name. A user with this name must already exist. 
• -displayname — (Optional) A string representing a display name for the user. 
• -email — (Optional) A contact email address. 
• -add_usergroup <usergroup1,usergroup2....usergroupN> — (Optional) A comma-separated string of new user group names that this user must be associated with, along with the existing user groups associated with the user. 
• -update_usergroup <usergroup1,usergroup2....usergroupN> — (Optional) A comma-separated string of user group names that this user must be associated with. The existing user groups associated with the user are replaced with these user groups.}
• -delete_usergroup <usergroup1,usergroup2....usergroupN> — (Optional) A comma-separated string of user group names this user must be dissociated from
• -passwordForceChange — (Optional) Forces user to change password at the first or subsequent login 
• -passwordExpiryPeriod — (Optional) The period (in days) after which the password expires. 

Examples:

• To edit user1 and add user groups, group5, group8, and group9; delete user group2 and group4; and edit email with the email id newmail@bmc.com:
  pw user edit user1-add_usergroup group5,group8,group9 -delete_usergroup group2,group4 -email newmail@bmc.com
• To edit user2 with displayname newuser2 and to set the password expiry period to 365 days:
  pw user edit user2 -displayname newuser2 -passwordExpiryPeriod 365 
• To edit user5 to forcefully change the password at next login:
  pw user edit user5 -passwordForceChange