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Name
usermod - modify a user account
Synopsis
$ usermod [--uid uid] [--gid gid] [--lock] [--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-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