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getUser command
Use this command to view information about a user.
Purpose
Use the getUser command to view a list that contains the properties:
- uniqueName
- cn
- sn
- uid
- principalName
These are the only properties that this command returns; that is, you cannot modify the properties that the command returns.
After login, the first login property is returned as the value of principalName.
If the Use global security settings option is selected for the user realm or the Global federated repositories option is selected as the realm type for the specified domain, this command is executed on the federated repository of the admin domain. However, configuration changes performed on the domain are applied to the security domain-specific configuration.
Syntax
getUser { -uniqueName uniqueName [-securityDomainName domainName] }
Parameters
-uniqueName uniqueName
Unique name for the user to view. This parameter maps to the uniqueName property in virtual member manager.
-securityDomainName domainName
Name that uniquely identifies the security domain. If not specified, uses the global federated repository.
Sample
To retrieve the properties of a user, Dan Meyer, whose uniqueName is uid=dmeyers,cn=users,dc=yourco,dc=com, issue this command:$AdminTask getUser {-uniqueName uid=dmeyers,cn=users,dc=yourco,dc=com}
Parent topic: User and group management commands
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