createUser command

Use this command to create a new user.

Purpose

Use the createUser command to create a new user in the default repository or the repository specified by the parent parameter of the command. The command creates a PersonAccount entity in the default realm.

If successful, the createUser command returns the unique name of the newly created user.

Syntax

createUser { -uid uid -cn commonname -sn surname
             -password password [-confirmPassword password] 
              [-mail mail] [-parent parent] }

Parameters

-uid uid
Specifies the unique ID for the user that you want to create. Virtual member manager then creates a uniqueId value and a uniqueName value for the user. This parameter maps to the uid property in virtual member manager.
-password password
Specifies the password for the user. This parameter maps to the password property in virtual member manager.
-confirmPassword password
Specifies the password again to validate how it was entered on the password paremeter. This parameter maps to the password property in virtual member manager.
-cn commonname
Specifies the first name or given name of the user. This parameter maps to the cn property in virtual member manager.
-sn surname
Specifies the last name or family name of the user. This parameter maps to the sn property in virtual member manager.
-mail mail
Specifies the e-mail address of the user. This parameter maps to the ibm-PrimaryEmail property in virtual member manager.
-parent parent
Specifies the repository in which you want to create the user. This parameter maps to the parent property in virtual member manager.

Sample

To create a user named Dan Meyers with a unique ID of dmeyers, an e-mail address of dmeyers@acme.com, and a password of tempPass, issue this command:
$AdminTask createUser {-uid dmeyers –password tempPass -confirmPassword tempPass 
                       –cn Dan –sn Meyers –mail dmeyers@acme.com}


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