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The ALTUSER command changes the parameters currently defined for a user. Syntax | |
ALTUSER username[.acctname]
[;PASS=[password]][;CAP=[capabilitylist]]
[;HOME=[homegroupname]] [;UID=[uid]]
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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
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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
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To change the password and capability list of JONES, enter:
:ALTUSER JONES;PASS=JJ;CAP=IA,BA,SF,PH,DS,PM
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Related Commands | |
ALTACCT
ALTGROUP
LISTACCT
LISTGROUP
LISTUSER
NEWACCT
NEWGROUP
NEWUSER
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