GT-ADMIN-USER-EDIT(1) gitea-cli Manual GT-ADMIN-USER-EDIT(1)

gt-admin-user-edit - Edit an account

gt admin user edit <username> [flags]

Edit an account

active, admin, created_at, description, email, full_name, id, location,
prohibit_login, restricted, url, username, visibility, website

--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

--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

$ 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

gt-admin-user(1)

Nov 2026 gitea-cli