Completion Codes:
v USER_NAME_DOES_NOT_EXIST
User name does not exist
v USER_NAME_ALREADY_EXISTS
User name already exists
v USER_CANNOT_BE_RENAMED
User cannot be renamed
v LDAP_AUTHENTICATION_IS_ACTIVE
Command is not available while LDAP authentication is active
v USER_OWNS_RECOVERY_KEY
User owns recovery key and therefore cannot be deleted or renamed
Updating a User Definition
Updates a user.
user_update user=UserName [ password=Password password_verify=Password ]
[ email_address=email ] [ area_code=AreaCode ]
[ number=PhoneNumber ]
Parameters:
Name Type Description Mandatory Default
user Object name The name of the
user to be
updated. User
names are lower
case.
Y N/A
password N/A New password.
Users can only
change their own
passwords. The
password consists
of 6-12 characters,
comprised of a-z,
A-Z and 0-9, and
is case sensitive.
N Retains the current
password.
password_
verify
N/A Verification of the
password: Must be
equal to the
password.
N Retains the current
password.
email_
address
N/A Email address of
this user (for event
notification).
N Leaves the current
email address.
number N/A Cellular phone
number of the user
(for event
notification via
SMS) excluding
the area code.
N Leaves the current
number.
area_code N/A Area code of the
cellular phone
number of the
user.
N Leaves the current
area code.
This command updates the configuration of a user.
390 IBM XIV Storage System User Manual