---
title: "manager modify"
slug: "manager-modify"
tags: ["5.3"]
updated: 2026-10-27T17:25:00Z
published: 2026-10-27T17:25:00Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/manager-modify"
---

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# manager modify

This command modifies a VMS manager user.

## Usage

```plaintext
manager modify [--id ID|--username NAME]
               [--password PASSWORD] 
               [--prompt-password]    
               [--first-name NAME] 
               [--last-name NAME] 
               [--enable-is-temporary-password]
               [--disable-is-temporary-password]
               [--enable-password-expiration]
               [--disable-password-expiration]
```

## Required Parameters

| `--id ID` | Identifies the manager with the manager ID. |
| --- | --- |
| `--username NAME` | Identifies the manager with the manager's username ID. |

## Options

| `--password PASSWORD` | The manager password. |
| --- | --- |
| `--prompt-password` | If specified, the manager is prompted for the password. |
| `--first-name NAME` | The manager's first name. |
| `--last-name NAME` | The manager's last name. |
| `--enable-is-temporary-password` | Sets the password as temporary, which means that VMS allows the manager to log in with the temporary password within seven days. The only action available to the user after logging in with a temporary password is to change the password. |
| `--disable-is-temporary-password` | Disables temporary password setting. |
| `--enable-password-expiration` | Enables the password to expire according to the password expiration period set by [vms modify](/docs-5-3/docs/en/vms-modify). vms modify |
| `--disable-password-expiration` | Prevents the manager's password from expiring. |

## Example

To change the last name of a manager with username *jsmith*:

```plaintext
vcli: admin> manager modify --username jsmith --last-name Gale
```