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  1 alagaraja 1.1 .\" .TA c \" lowercase initial letter of .TH name
  2               .TH "cimuser" "8" "" "" ""
  3               .SH "NAME"
  4               cimuser \- add, modify, remove, or list CIM users
  5               .SH "SYNOPSIS"
  6 a.arora   1.2 \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-a\fP \fB\-u\fP username [ \fB\-w\fP password ] 
  7               
  8               \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-m\fP \fB\-u\fP username [ \fB\-w\fP old password ] [ \fB\-n\fP new password ]
  9               
 10               \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-r\fP \fB\-u\fP username 
 11               
 12               \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-l\fP
 13               
 14               \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-h\fP
 15               
 16               \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-\-help\fP
 17               
 18               \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-\-version\fP
 19               
 20 alagaraja 1.1 .SH "REMARKS"
 21               This command can be executed only by privileged user(s).
 22               .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 23               .PP 
 24               The 
 25               .B cimuser 
 26               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).
 27               .SS Options
 28               .PP 
 29               The 
 30               .B cimuser
 31               command recognizes the following options:
 32               .RS
 33               .TP 15
 34               .B  \-a
 35               Add a new CIM user.
 36               .TP 
 37               .B \-h, \-\-help
 38               Display command usage information.
 39               .TP 
 40               .B \-l
 41 alagaraja 1.1 List the names of CIM users.
 42               .TP 
 43               .B \-m
 44               Modify a CIM user password.
 45               .TP 
 46               .B \-n
 47               Supply a new password for the specified user name.
 48 kumpf     1.3 WARNING: Passwords should not be specified on the command line on a multi-user
 49               system, since command-line options are typically world-readable for a short
 50               window of time.  If no password is provided on the command line,
 51               .B cimuser 
 52               will prompt for one.
 53 alagaraja 1.1 .TP 
 54               .B \-r
 55               Remove the specified CIM user.
 56               .TP 
 57               .B \-u
 58               Specify a CIM user name.
 59               .TP 
 60               .B \-\-version
 61               Display CIM Server version number.
 62               .TP 
 63               .B \-w
 64               Supply a password for the specified user name.
 65 kumpf     1.3 WARNING: Passwords should not be specified on the command line on a multi-user
 66               system, since command-line options are typically world-readable for a short
 67               window of time.  If no password is provided on the command line,
 68               .B cimuser 
 69               will prompt for one.
 70 alagaraja 1.1 .RE
 71               .SH "EXIT STATUS"
 72               .PP 
 73               When an error occurs, an
 74               error message is written to stderr and an error value of 1 is returned. The
 75               following return values are returned:
 76               .RS
 77               .TP 
 78               .B 0
 79               Successful completion
 80               .PD 0
 81               .TP 
 82               .B 1
 83               Error
 84               .PD
 85               .RE
 86               .SH "USAGE NOTE"
 87               .PP 
 88               The 
 89               .B cimuser 
 90               command requires that the CIM Server is running.
 91 alagaraja 1.1 .SH "EXAMPLES"
 92               .PP 
 93               The following command adds user "guest", a new CIM user. The password for this user is "guest".
 94               .IP 
 95               .B "cimuser \-a \-u guest \-w guest"
 96               .PP 
 97               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.
 98               .IP 
 99               .B "cimuser \-a \-u guest "
100               
101               Please enter your password:
102               
103               Please re\-enter your password:
104               
105               .PP 
106               The following command modifies the password  for user "guest", with the new password "bar".
107               .IP 
108               .B "cimuser \-m \-u guest \-w foo \-n bar"
109               .PP 
110               The following command removes the CIM user "guest".
111               .IP 
112 alagaraja 1.1 .B "cimuser \-r \-u guest"
113               .PP 
114               The following command displays the list of CIM user names.
115               .IP 
116               .B "cimuser \-l"
117               .SH "SEE ALSO"
118               .PP 
119               cimserver(8), cimconfig(8).

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