USER(8) | System Manager's Manual | USER(8)

# NAME

`user` — manage user login information on the system

# SYNOPSIS

`user` | `add` `-D` [`-b` base-directory] [`-e` expiry-time] [`-f` inactive-time] [`-g` gid | name | `=uid`] [`-k` skel-directory] [`-L` login-class] [`-r` low..high] [`-s` shell]

`user` | `add` [`-mov`] [`-b` base-directory] [`-c` comment] [`-d` home-directory] [`-e` expiry-time] [`-f` inactive-time] [`-G` secondary-group[,group,...]] [`-g` gid | name | `=uid`] [`-k` skel-directory] [`-L` login-class] [`-p` password] [`-r` low..high] [`-s` shell] [`-u` uid] user

`user` | `del` `-D` [`-p` preserve-value]

`user` | `del` [`-prv`] user

`user` | `info` [`-e`] user

`user` | `mod` [`-mov`] [`-c` comment] [`-d` home-directory] [`-e` expiry-time] [`-f` inactive-time] [`-G` secondary-group[,group,...]] [`-g` gid | name | `=uid`] [`-L` login-class] [`-l` new-login] [`-p` password] [`-s` shell] [`-u` uid] user

# DESCRIPTION

The `user` utility acts as a frontend to the useradd(8), usermod(8), userinfo(8), and userdel(8) commands.

For a full explanation of the options, see the relevant manual page.

# FILES

/etc/skel/.[A-z]*
  Skeleton files for new user
/etc/usermgmt.conf
  Configuration file for `user`, group(8) and those backend commands

# EXIT STATUS

The `user` utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

# SEE ALSO

chpass(1), group(5), passwd(5), usermgmt.conf(5), useradd(8), userdel(8), userinfo(8), usermod(8)

# STANDARDS

Other implementations of the `user` utilities use the inactive-time parameter to refer to the maximum number of days allowed between logins (this is used to lock "stale" accounts that have not been used for a period of time). However, on OpenBSD systems this parameter refers instead to the password change time. This is due to differences in the passwd(5) database compared to other operating systems.

# HISTORY

The `user` utility first appeared in OpenBSD 2.7.

# AUTHORS

The `user` utility was written by Alistair G. Crooks <agc@NetBSD.org>.

February 6, 2022 | Debian