1 kumpf 1.3 .\" $Header: /cvs/MSB/pegasus/rpm/manLinux/man8.Z/cimuser.8,v 1.2 2004/12/08 08:38:46 a.arora Exp $

  2 alagaraja 1.1 .\" .TA c \" lowercase initial letter of .TH name
  3               .TH "cimuser" "8" "" "" ""
  4               .SH "NAME"
  5               cimuser \- add, modify, remove, or list CIM users
  6               .SH "SYNOPSIS"

  7 a.arora   1.2 \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-a\fP \fB\-u\fP username [ \fB\-w\fP password ] 
  8               
  9               \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-m\fP \fB\-u\fP username [ \fB\-w\fP old password ] [ \fB\-n\fP new password ]
 10               
 11               \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-r\fP \fB\-u\fP username 
 12               
 13               \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-l\fP
 14               
 15               \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-h\fP
 16               
 17               \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-\-help\fP
 18               
 19               \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-\-version\fP
 20               

 21 alagaraja 1.1 .SH "REMARKS"
 22               This command can be executed only by privileged user(s).
 23               .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 24               .PP 
 25               The 
 26               .B cimuser 
 27               command command provides a command line interface to manage CIM users. If the password is not specified at the command line, the user will be prompted for it. If more than 8 characters are entered for the password, then the first eight characters will be used. There is no default authorization permissions set for newly added users. For more information on adding authorization information see cimauth(8).
 28               .SS Options
 29               .PP 
 30               The 
 31               .B cimuser
 32               command recognizes the following options:
 33               .RS
 34               .TP 15
 35               .B  \-a
 36               Add a new CIM user.
 37               .TP 
 38               .B \-h, \-\-help
 39               Display command usage information.
 40               .TP 
 41               .B \-l
 42 alagaraja 1.1 List the names of CIM users.
 43               .TP 
 44               .B \-m
 45               Modify a CIM user password.
 46               .TP 
 47               .B \-n
 48               Supply a new password for the specified user name.

 49 kumpf     1.3 WARNING: Passwords should not be specified on the command line on a multi-user
 50               system, since command-line options are typically world-readable for a short
 51               window of time.  If no password is provided on the command line,
 52               .B cimuser 
 53               will prompt for one.

 54 alagaraja 1.1 .TP 
 55               .B \-r
 56               Remove the specified CIM user.
 57               .TP 
 58               .B \-u
 59               Specify a CIM user name.
 60               .TP 
 61               .B \-\-version
 62               Display CIM Server version number.
 63               .TP 
 64               .B \-w
 65               Supply a password for the specified user name.

 66 kumpf     1.3 WARNING: Passwords should not be specified on the command line on a multi-user
 67               system, since command-line options are typically world-readable for a short
 68               window of time.  If no password is provided on the command line,
 69               .B cimuser 
 70               will prompt for one.

 71 alagaraja 1.1 .RE
 72               .SH "EXIT STATUS"
 73               .PP 
 74               When an error occurs, an
 75               error message is written to stderr and an error value of 1 is returned. The
 76               following return values are returned:
 77               .RS
 78               .TP 
 79               .B 0
 80               Successful completion
 81               .PD 0
 82               .TP 
 83               .B 1
 84               Error
 85               .PD
 86               .RE
 87               .SH "USAGE NOTE"
 88               .PP 
 89               The 
 90               .B cimuser 
 91               command requires that the CIM Server is running.
 92 alagaraja 1.1 .SH "EXAMPLES"
 93               .PP 
 94               The following command adds user "guest", a new CIM user. The password for this user is "guest".
 95               .IP 
 96               .B "cimuser \-a \-u guest \-w guest"
 97               .PP 
 98               The following command adds user "guest", a new CIM user. Since the password is not specified on the command line, the user will be prompted for it.
 99               .IP 
100               .B "cimuser \-a \-u guest "
101               
102               Please enter your password:
103               
104               Please re\-enter your password:
105               
106               .PP 
107               The following command modifies the password  for user "guest", with the new password "bar".
108               .IP 
109               .B "cimuser \-m \-u guest \-w foo \-n bar"
110               .PP 
111               The following command removes the CIM user "guest".
112               .IP 
113 alagaraja 1.1 .B "cimuser \-r \-u guest"
114               .PP 
115               The following command displays the list of CIM user names.
116               .IP 
117               .B "cimuser \-l"
118               .SH "SEE ALSO"
119               .PP 
120               cimserver(8), cimconfig(8).