| GT-ADMIN-USER-EDIT(1) | gitea-cli Manual | GT-ADMIN-USER-EDIT(1) |
NAME
gt-admin-user-edit - Edit an account
SYNOPSIS
gt admin user edit <username> [flags]
DESCRIPTION
Edit an account
JSON FIELDS
active, admin, created_at, description, email, full_name, id, location, prohibit_login, restricted, url, username, visibility, website
OPTIONS
--active[=false] Activate account (use =false to revoke)
--admin[=false] Administrator privileges (use =false to revoke)
--allow-create-organization[=false] Allow creating organizations (use =false to revoke)
--allow-git-hook[=false] Allow Git hooks (use =false to revoke)
--allow-import-local[=false] Allow local repository imports (use =false to revoke)
--description="" Profile description
--email="" Email address
--full-name="" Display name
-h, --help[=false] help for edit
--location="" Location
--max-repo-creation=0 Repository creation limit (-1 uses the instance default)
--must-change-password[=false] Require password change on next sign-in (use =false to disable)
--password="" Password (prefer --password-file)
--password-file="" Read password from file or - for stdin; remove one trailing line ending
--prohibit-login[=false] Prohibit signing in (use =false to revoke)
--restricted[=false] Restrict account access (use =false to revoke)
--visibility="" Profile visibility {public|limited|private}
--website="" Website URL
OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
--csv[=""] Output CSV with the specified comma-separated fields, or all fields
--debug[=false] Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr
--host="" Gitea instance URL, including any base path
--interactive[=false] Allow prompts with machine output
-q, --jq="" Filter JSON output using a jq expression; implies --json
--json[=""] Output JSON with the specified comma-separated fields, or all fields
--no-input[=false] Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions
--sudo="" Perform API requests as this user (requires an administrator account)
--user="" Account name on the selected instance
EXAMPLE
$ 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
SEE ALSO
| Nov 2026 | gitea-cli |