ladybird/Base/usr/share/man/man8/usermod.md

Name

usermod

Synopsis

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

Description

Modify a user account

Options:

• --help: Display help message and exit
• --version: Print version
• -u uid, --uid uid: The new numerical value of the user's ID
• -g gid, --gid gid: The group number of the user's new initial login group
• -L, --lock: Lock password
• -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