3 pts_rename - Changes the name of a Protection Database entry
10 B<pts rename> S<<< B<-oldname> <I<old name>> >>> S<<< B<-newname> <I<new name>> >>>
11 S<<< [B<-cell> <I<cell name>>] >>> [B<-noauth>] [B<-localauth>]
12 [B<-force>] [B<-help>]
14 B<pts ren> S<<< B<-o> <I<old name>> >>> S<<< B<-ne> <I<new name>> >>> S<<< [B<-c> <I<cell name>>] >>>
15 [B<-no>] [B<-l>] [B<-f>] [B<-h>]
22 The B<pts rename> command changes the name of the user, machine, or group
23 entry specified by the B<-oldname> argument to the name specified by the
24 B<-newname> argument. It is not possible to change a user or machine
25 entry's name to look like a regular group entry's name (have a colon in
28 Members of the system:administrators group can change a regular group name
29 into a prefix-less name and vice versa. When changing a prefix-less group
30 name into a regular group name or a regular group name to another regular
31 group name, the owner field of the new name (the part before the colon)
32 must correctly reflect the group's owner.
34 Changing a regular group's owner with the B<pts chown> command
35 automatically changes the owner field (the part before the colon) of the
36 group's name, but does not change the owner field of any groups owned by
37 the group. Use this command to rename those groups to a form that
38 accurately reflects their ownership.
42 By convention, many aspects of an AFS user account have the same name as
43 the user's Protection Database entry, including the Authentication
44 Database entry, volume, and mount point. When using this command to change
45 a user name, also change the names of all related entities to maintain
46 consistency. For instructions, see the chapter on user accounts in the
47 I<IBM AFS Administration Guide>.
53 =item B<-oldname> <I<old name>>
55 Specifies the current full name of the entry.
57 =item B<-newname> <I<new name>>
59 Specifies the new full name for the entry. For regular groups, the owner
60 field (the part before the colon) of the new name must reflect the actual
61 ownership of the group.
63 =item B<-cell> <I<cell name>>
65 Names the cell in which to run the command. For more details, see
70 Assigns the unprivileged identity anonymous to the issuer. For more
71 details, see L<pts(1)>.
75 Constructs a server ticket using a key from the local
76 F</usr/afs/etc/KeyFile> file. Do not combine this flag with the
77 B<-cell> or B<-noauth> options. For more details, see L<pts(1)>.
81 Enables the command to continue executing as far as possible when errors
82 or other problems occur, rather than halting execution at the first error.
86 Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are
93 The following example changes the name of the group staff, owned by the
94 privileged user C<admin>, to C<admin:staff>:
96 % pts rename -oldname staff -newname admin:staff
98 The following example changes the name of the group C<admin:finance> to
99 the group C<finance>. The issuer must belong to the system:administrators
102 % pts rename -oldname admin:finance -newname finance
104 =head1 PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
106 To change a regular group name to a prefix-less name or vice versa, or to
107 change a user or machine entry's name, the issuer must belong to the
108 system:administrators group.
110 To change a group name to a new name of the same type (regular or
111 prefix-less), the issuer must own the group or belong to the
112 system:administrators group.
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