---
title: "user modify-key"
slug: "user-modify-key"
tags: ["5.4"]
updated: 2026-10-28T01:52:43Z
published: 2026-10-28T01:52:43Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/user-modify-key"
---

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# user modify-key

This command enables or disables an S3 access key pair. An access key pair consists of a secret key and an access key. The access key pair is enabled/disabled by specifying the access key in the pair.

##### Usage

```plaintext
user modify-key {--id ID | --uid UID | --sid SID}
                --access-key ACCESS-KEY
                [--enable|--disable]
                [--tenant-id ID]
```

##### Required Parameters

| `--id ID` | Identifies a VAST provider user by VAST ID. |
| --- | --- |
| `--uid UID` | Identifies a user by POSIX (NFS) UID number. |
| `--sid SID` | Identifies a user by Security Identifier (SID). |
| `--access-key ACCESS-KEY` | Specifies an S3 access key to disable or enable the key pair. |

##### Options

| `--enable` | Enables the S3 access key pair. |
| --- | --- |
| `--disable` | Disables the S3 access key pair. |
| `--tenant-id ID` | Specify the ID of the tenant with which the user is associated. |

##### Example

This example shows disabling an access key pair.

```plaintext
vcli: admin> user modify-key --id 4 --access-key NHZ9GBLYS21TST3BGQXO --disable
Are you sure you want to disable this access key [NHZ9GBLYS21TST3BGQXO]? [y/N] y
```