gt-admin-user-edit(1)

gt-admin-user-edit1

Edit an account

Usage

gt admin user edit <username> [flags]

Overview

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

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

From gitea-cli 1.0.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-07. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.