Changing users

You can use the command-line interface (CLI) or the management GUI to change users on the system.

Before you begin

System users must provide either a password, a Secure Shell (SSH) key, or both. Local users are authenticated through the authentication methods that are on the system.

You can create two categories of users that access the system. These user types are based on how they authenticate to the system:

Some users must provide an SSH password (or if not possible an SSH key).
If a user needs access to the management GUI, a password is needed for the user.
If the user requires access to the command-line interface (CLI), a valid password and SSH key can be used.
Users must be in a user group that is defined on the system.

Remote users can also configure local credentials if they need to access the system when the remote service is down. Remote users have their groups that are defined by the remote authentication service.

To change a user in the management GUI, select Access > Users. Right-click the user and select Modify from the Actions menu. For local users, you can change the user name, password, and the SSH Public key file. For remote users, you can change the user name and the SSH Public key file. The password is maintained and authenticated through the remote authentication service.

About this task

To change a user in the CLI, follow these steps:

Procedure

Use the chuser CLI command to change the attributes of an existing user.
For example, enter the following command:
```
chuser -usergrp group_id_or_name user_id_or_name
```
where the group_id_or_name specifies the new group for the user and user_id_or_name specifies the user to be changed.
Use the chcurrentuser CLI command to change the attributes of the current user.
For example, enter the following command:
```
chcurrentuser -nokey
```
where the nokey parameter specifies that the SSH key of the user is to be deleted.
Use the lscurrentuser CLI command to display the name and role of the logged-in user.
For example, enter the following command:
```
lscurrentuser 
```
The name and the role of the user are displayed.