ALTUSER

The ALTUSER command changes the parameters curren tly de￿ned for a user. Syntax

ALTUSER username2 .acctname 3

2

;PASS= 2 password 332 ;CAP=2 capabilitylist 33

2

;HOME= 2 homegroupname 3 3 2 ;UID=2 uid 3 3

Parameters

username Speci￿es the name of the user. The name m ust consist of one to eight alphanumeric characters, beginning with an alphabetic character.

acctname Speci￿es the account in which the user resides. The name m ust consist of one to eigh t alphanumeric characters, beginning with an alphabetic character. You must have system manager (SM) capability to use this parameter from outside the accoun t, or you must have account manager (AM) capabilit y to use this parameter from within the accoun t.

PASS

Speci￿es the user passw ord, used for v erifying logon access

 

only. The password must consist of one to eigh t alphanumeric

 

characters, beginning with an alphabetic c haracter. The

 

default is that no passw ord is assigned.

 

If you omit the parameter PASS, the existing passw ord, if any,

 

does not change. If you include PASS but do not provide its

 

value password, the current password is removed.

CAP

Speci￿es the list of capabilities permitted for the user. Eac h

 

capability is indicated by a two letter mnemonic, separated b y

 

commas, as follo ws:

 

SM

=

System manager

 

AM

=

Account manager

 

AL

=

Account librarian

2-34 MPE/iX Commands