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"
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6 a.arora 1.2 \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-a\fP \fB\-u\fP username [ \fB\-w\fP password ]
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8 \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-m\fP \fB\-u\fP username [ \fB\-w\fP old password ] [ \fB\-n\fP new password ]
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10 \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-r\fP \fB\-u\fP username
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12 \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-l\fP
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14 \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-h\fP
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16 \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-\-help\fP
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18 \fBcimuser\fP \fB\-\-version\fP
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 "
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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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