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sidebar_position: 3
description: "Edit an account"
---

# gt admin user edit

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Edit an account

```
gt admin user edit <username> [flags]
```

## Examples

```
$ gt admin user edit bob --full-name "Bob Builder" --restricted
# reset a password and require a new one on the next sign-in
$ gt admin user edit bob --password-file pw.txt --must-change-password
# revoke administrator privileges
$ gt admin user edit bob --admin=false
```

## Options

```
      --active                      Activate account (use =false to revoke)
      --admin                       Administrator privileges (use =false to revoke)
      --allow-create-organization   Allow creating organizations (use =false to revoke)
      --allow-git-hook              Allow Git hooks (use =false to revoke)
      --allow-import-local          Allow local repository imports (use =false to revoke)
      --description string          Profile description
      --email string                Email address
      --full-name string            Display name
  -h, --help                        help for edit
      --location string             Location
      --max-repo-creation int       Repository creation limit (-1 uses the instance default)
      --must-change-password        Require password change on next sign-in (use =false to disable)
      --password string             Password (prefer --password-file)
      --password-file string        Read password from file or - for stdin; remove one trailing line ending
      --prohibit-login              Prohibit signing in (use =false to revoke)
      --restricted                  Restrict account access (use =false to revoke)
      --visibility string           Profile visibility {public|limited|private}
      --website string              Website URL
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --cwd directory       Working directory for repository discovery
      --debug               Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr
      --host URL            Gitea instance URL, including any base path
      --interactive         Allow prompts with machine output
  -q, --jq expression       Filter JSON output using a jq expression; implies --json
      --json fields[="*"]   Output JSON with the specified comma-separated fields, or all fields
      --no-input            Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions
      --remote remote       Git remote used for repository discovery
  -R, --repo OWNER/REPO     Select a repository as OWNER/REPO or URL
      --sudo user           Perform API requests as this user (requires an administrator account)
      --user name           Account name on the selected instance
  -y, --yes                 Accept confirmations without prompting
```

## SEE ALSO

* [gt admin user](../../admin/user/index.md): Manage registered accounts