freeipa/doc/api/user_management.md
Antonio Torres 0a4506ba1b API doc: add basic user management guide
Add basic user management guide that includes various examples on
performing common tasks related to the user module, such as adding an
user, modifying it, adding certificates for it, etc.

Signed-off-by: Antonio Torres <antorres@redhat.com>
Reviewed-By: Alexander Bokovoy <abokovoy@redhat.com>
2022-12-02 10:28:58 +01:00

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User Management Examples

This guide provides various examples for performing common tasks related to user management using IPA's API.

Adding a user

Create a user for John Smith, with jsmith as username and OTP as the supported user authentication.

api.Command.user_add("jsmith", givenname="John", sn="Smith", ipauserauthtype="otp")

Finding a user

Find all users in the admins group that match bob as search criteria.

api.Command.user_find(criteria="bob", in_group="admins")

Showing user information

Show all available information about the admin user.

api.Command.user_show("admin", all=True)

Modifying a user

Modify a user's email address.

api.Command.user_mod("bob", mail="bob@example.org")

Deleting a user

Delete a user.

api.Command.user_del("bob")

The preserve option can be used to save this user's entry on deletion. This way, the user can undeleted by running the user_undel command.

Adding a certificate for a user

Add a certificate for a user. This certificate must be Base-64 encoded.

args = ["bob"]
kw = {
    "usercertificate": """
      MIICYzCCAcygAwIBAgIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADAuMQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUzEMMAoGA1UEC
      hMDSUJNMREwDwYDVQQLEwhMb2NhbCBDQTAeFw05OTEyMjIwNTAwMDBaFw0wMDEyMjMwNDU5NT
      laMC4xCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMQwwCgYDVQQKEwNJQk0xETAPBgNVBAsTCExvY2FsIENBMIGfMA0
      GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQD2bZEo7xGaX2/0GHkrNFZvlxBou9v1Jmt/PDiTMPve
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      bdCd+YBHQi1adkj17NDcWj6S14tVurFX73zx0sNoMS79q3tuXKrDsxeuwIDAQABo4GQMIGNME
      sGCVUdDwGG+EIBDQQ+EzxHZW5lcmF0ZWQgYnkgdGhlIFNlY3VyZVdheSBTZWN1cml0eSBTZXJ
      2ZXIgZm9yIE9TLzM5MCAoUkFDRikwDgYDVR0PAQH/BAQDAgAGMA8GA1UdEwEB/wQFMAMBAf8w
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    """
}

api.Command.user_add_cert(*args, **kw)

Removing a certificate from a user

Remove a certificate from a user. This certificate must be Base-64 encoded.

args = ["bob"]
kw = {
    "usercertificate": """
      MIICYzCCAcygAwIBAgIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADAuMQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUzEMMAoGA1UEC
      hMDSUJNMREwDwYDVQQLEwhMb2NhbCBDQTAeFw05OTEyMjIwNTAwMDBaFw0wMDEyMjMwNDU5NT
      laMC4xCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMQwwCgYDVQQKEwNJQk0xETAPBgNVBAsTCExvY2FsIENBMIGfMA0
      GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQD2bZEo7xGaX2/0GHkrNFZvlxBou9v1Jmt/PDiTMPve
      8r9FeJAQ0QdvFST/0JPQYD20rH0bimdDLgNdNynmyRoS2S/IInfpmf69iyc2G0TPyRvmHIiOZ
      bdCd+YBHQi1adkj17NDcWj6S14tVurFX73zx0sNoMS79q3tuXKrDsxeuwIDAQABo4GQMIGNME
      sGCVUdDwGG+EIBDQQ+EzxHZW5lcmF0ZWQgYnkgdGhlIFNlY3VyZVdheSBTZWN1cml0eSBTZXJ
      2ZXIgZm9yIE9TLzM5MCAoUkFDRikwDgYDVR0PAQH/BAQDAgAGMA8GA1UdEwEB/wQFMAMBAf8w
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      Gy6Vf1nYi/rO+ryMO
    """
}

api.Command.user_remove_cert(*args, **kw)

Disabling a user

Disable a user account.

api.Command.user_disable("bob")

Enabling a user

Enable a previously disabled user.

api.Command.user_enable("bob")