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MODIFYUSERACCOUNT(1M)					 MODIFYUSERACCOUNT(1M)

NAME
     modifyUserAccount - modify an existing user account

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/sysadm/privbin/modifyUserAccount -l login-name [-P | -N | -R] [-F
     <new-full-name>] [-S <new-shell-program>] [-G <new-group-name | new-
     group-ID>] [-H <new-home-dir> [-C] [-M] [-D] ] [-U <new-user-ID>]

DESCRIPTION
     Modify an existing user account and do associated handling of user files
     if needed.

     The modifyUserAccount command has the following required parameter:

     -l login-name
	  The login name of the user account to modify

     The modifyUserAccount command has the following optional parameters:

     -P	  Indicates that the account password is to be replaced with a new
	  password. The command will prompt the user for the new password.
	  This option may not be used in conjunction with -N or with -R.

     -N	  Indicates that the account password should be set to NULL.  The
	  system will still display the password prompt when a password is
	  required, but no password needs to be entered.  This option may not
	  be used in conjunction with -P or -R.

     -R	  Indicates that the account password should be deleted.  The system
	  will not prompt for a password for this account.  This option may
	  not be used in conjunction with -P or -N.

     -F new-full-name
	  Indicates that the full name associated with the account is to be
	  replaced with the new full name.

     -S new-shell-program
	  Indicates that the shell program associated with this account is to
	  be replaced with the new shell program.

     -G new-group-name or new-group-ID
	  Indicates that the account should be associated with a new Primary
	  group.  All files owned by this user and by the old group will be
	  reassigned to the new group.	The primary group of network access
	  accounts can not be changed with this command.

     -H new-home-dir
	  Indicates that the home directory associated with this account is to
	  be replaced with the new home directory.  To create the new home
	  directory, you must also specify the -C option.  To copy the files
	  in the old home directory to the new home directory, specify the -M
	  option.  To delete the old home directory, specify the -D option.

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MODIFYUSERACCOUNT(1M)					 MODIFYUSERACCOUNT(1M)

     -U new-user-ID
	  Indicates that the user ID associated with this account should be
	  changed to the new user ID.  All files currently owned by this
	  account will be reassigned to the new user ID.  The user ID of
	  network access accounts cannot be changed with this command.

FILES
     /etc/passwd
	  File which contains list of user accounts

SEE ALSO
     sysmgr(1M), runpriv(1M), UserManager(1M), addUserAccount(1M),
     deleteUserAccount(1M), passwd(4)

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