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ALTUSER
The ALTUSER command changes the parameters currently defined for a user.
Syntax
ALTUSER username[.acctname] [;PASS=[password]][;CAP=[capabilitylist]]
[;HOME=[homegroupname]] [;UID=[uid]]
Parameters
username Specifies the name of the user. The name must
consist of one to eight alphanumeric characters,
beginning with an alphabetic character.
acctname Specifies the account in which the user resides.
The name must consist of one to eight alphanumeric
characters, beginning with an alphabetic character.
You must have system manager (SM) capability to use
this parameter from outside the account, or you
must have account manager (AM) capability to use
this parameter from within the account.
PASS Specifies the user password, used for verifying
logon access only. The password must consist of
one to eight alphanumeric characters, beginning
with an alphabetic character. The default is that
no password is assigned.
If you omit the parameter PASS, the existing
password, if any, does not change. If you include
PASS but do not provide its value password, the
current password is removed.
CAP Specifies the list of capabilities permitted for
the user. Each capability is indicated by a two
letter mnemonic, separated by commas, as follows:
SM = System manager
AM = Account manager
AL = Account librarian
GL = Group librarian
DI = Diagnostician
OP = System supervisor
NA = Network administrator
NM = Node manager
SF = Save files
ND = Access to nonshareable I/O devices
UV = Use volumes
CV = Create volumes
CS = Use communication subsystem
PS = Programmatic sessions
LG = User logging
PH = Process handling
DS = Extra data segments
MR = Multiple RINs
PM = Privileged mode
IA = Interactive access
BA = Batch access
The default is IA, BA, ND, and SF.
Note the following points about this parameter:
* Capabilities assigned to the user cannot
exceed those assigned to the account.
* Any capabilities removed from the account
cannot be assigned to the user.
* The user's capabilities are always verified
to be a subset of the account's capabilities
at logon. This prevents a user from having
a capability not assigned to the account.
HOME Specifies the name of an existing group to be
assigned as the user's home group. The first user
established when an account is created, by default,
has PUB assigned as the home group. Subsequent new
users, by default, have no home group assigned. If
no home group is assigned, the user must always
specify a group when logging on.
Operation Notes
* Usage
You can enter this command from a session, a job, a program, or in
break mode. Pressing Break does not affect this command.
You must have account manager (AM) capability to enter this
command. You must have system manager (SM) capability to specify
a user in an account other than your own.
* Altering user parameters
Basic guidelines for altering user parameters are as follows:
* You can enter multiple parameters on a single command line
by using the semicolon (;) delimiter.
* If more than one user within an account is assigned AM
capability, you can remove the capability from all but one
user.
* When you omit an entire parameter, the corresponding value
for the group remains unchanged.
* When you include a parameter but omit its value as in
PASS=Return, the default value is assigned.
* You cannot remove SM capability from MANAGER.SYS.
* You cannot remove your own AM capability.
* Activating the changes
If you alter one or more parameters, the changes in the directory
become effective immediately, however, the changes do not affect
any active users until they log off from their current sessions
and log back on to the same user name and account. Since the
system does not automatically generate a message informing users
of changes, you should notify users before you make any changes.
Examples
* To change the capability list of the user JONES from IA, BA, SF,
PH, and DS to include privileged mode (PM) capability, enter:
:ALTUSER JONES;CAP=IA,BA,SF,PH,DS,PM
* To change the password and capability list of JONES, enter:
:ALTUSER JONES;PASS=JJ;CAP=IA,BA,SF,PH,DS,PM
Related Commands
ALTACCT
ALTGROUP
LISTACCT
LISTGROUP
LISTUSER
NEWACCT
NEWGROUP
NEWUSER