usermod

Modify a user account.

$ usermod

Username

Comment (-c)Login shell (-s)Home directory (-d)Supplementary groups (-G)

Append groups (-a)

Examples

# Change shell
usermod -s /bin/zsh john

# Add to groups
usermod -aG sudo,www-data john

# Lock account
usermod -L john

# Change UID
usermod -u 2000 john

# Change home directory
usermod -d /home/newhome john