Command Reference Guide

createuser
DESCRIPTION
The createuser command creates a new user with the specified name and role in the specified
domain.
SYNTAX
createuser [option <arg>] <user_name> <domain_name> <role>
AUTHORITY
• Super
• Any role granted the user_create right.
NOTE: You need access to all domains in order to run this command.
OPTIONS
Only one of the following options can be specified:
–c <clear–text_password>
Specifies the user's password in the clear-text format. The password must be six to eight characters
in length.
–e <encrypted_password>
Specifies the user's password in the encrypted format. The password must be less than or equal
to 31 characters in length.
SPECIFIERS
<user_name>
Specifies the name of the user, using up to 31 characters in length. Valid characters are
alphanumeric (letters and digits), a period ( . ), a dash ( - ), or an underscore ( _ ). The first character
must either be alphanumeric or an underscore for non-SSH users. To access the system via SSH,
the first character of the <user_name> must be alphanumeric.
<domain_name>
Specifies the name of the domain in which the created user will belong. The domain name can be
up to 31 characters in length.
<role>
The user role. Valid values for role are "browse", "edit", "service", "super" and any extended
role. Use showrole to list extended roles.
RESTRICTIONS
• Access to all domains is required to run this command.
• Encrypted passwords are generated by the system. Therefore, you can only specify previously
generated encrypted passwords. All passwords must be at least six characters long.
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