Net user

Displays user account information or adds and modifies user accounts.

Syntax

 net user [username [password | *] [options]] [/domain] net user [username {password | *} /add [options] [/domain][ net user [username [/delete] [/domain][ 

Parameters

 

Parameter

Purpose


None

Displays a list of user accounts on the local computer.

[username]

Specifies the account name to add, delete, change, or view.

[password]

Assigns a password to a new account or changes the password of an existing account.

Parameters (continued)

  

Parameter

Purpose

 

*

Prompts for the password.

 

[/domain]

Performs the operation on the primary domain controller instead of locally.

/add

Adds a user account.

 

[/delete]

Deletes a user account.

 

[options]

Specifies any of the following options:

 
 

/active:{no | yes}

Enables or disables the account.

 

/comment:'text'

Adds comments to an account.

 

/countrycode:nnn

Specifies the Country/Region codes to be used for help and error messages.

 

/expires:{date | never}

Specifies the status of account expiration.

 

/fullname:'name'

Sets a user's full name rather than a username.

 

/homedir:path

Establishes the user's home directory.

 

/passwordchg:{yes | no}

Determines whether the users can change their passwords.

 

/passwordreq:{yes | no}

Specifies a password requirement.

 

/profilepath:[path]

Establishes the user's logon profile.

 

/scriptpath:path

Establishes the path for the user's logon script.

 

/times:{times | all}

Defines time frames in which the user is permitted to use the computer. For example: W,8AM-5PM; F,8AM-1PM.

 

/usercomment:'text'

Determines whether an administrator can change or add to the user comment.

 

/workstations:{computername [,] | *}

Specifies up to eight workstations where the user is permitted to log on.



Microsoft Windows XP Professional Administrator's Guide
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Administrators Guide
ISBN: 1931841969
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 358

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