---
name: "bos_listusers"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "openafs-client"
version: "1.8.13.2-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bos_listusers"
---

# bos\_listusers(8)

Lists the privileged users from the UserList file

## NAME

bos\_listusers - Lists the privileged users from the UserList file

## SYNOPSIS

**bos listusers** **-server** \<*machine name*\> \[**-cell** \<*cell name*\>\]\
     \[**-noauth**\] \[**-localauth**\] \[**-help**\]

**bos listu** **-s** \<*machine name*\> \[**-c** \<*cell name*\>\] \[**-n**\]\
     \[**-l**\] \[**-h**\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **bos listusers** command lists the user names from the */etc/openafs/server/UserList* file on the file server machine named by the **-server** argument. The users are authorized to issue privileged **bos** and **vos** commands.

To edit the list of users, use the **bos adduser** and **bos removeuser** commands.

## OPTIONS

- **-server** \<*machine name*\>

  Indicates the server machine from which to display the UserList file. Identify the machine by IP address or its host name (either fully-qualified or abbreviated unambiguously). For details, see [**bos**(8)](/bos/8.md).

  For consistent performance in the cell, the output must be the same on every server machine. The **bos adduser** reference page explains how to keep the machines synchronized.

- **-cell** \<*cell name*\>

  Names the cell in which to run the command. Do not combine this argument with the **-localauth** flag. For more details, see [**bos**(8)](/bos/8.md).

- **-noauth**

  Assigns the unprivileged identity `"anonymous"` to the issuer. Do not combine this flag with the **-localauth** flag. For more details, see [**bos**(8)](/bos/8.md).

- **-localauth**

  Constructs a server ticket using a key from the local */etc/openafs/server/KeyFile* or */etc/openafs/server/KeyFileExt* file. The **bos** command interpreter presents the ticket to the BOS Server during mutual authentication. Do not combine this flag with the **-cell** or **-noauth** options. For more details, see [**bos**(8)](/bos/8.md).

- **-help**

  Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.

## OUTPUT

The output lists the user name of each user entitled to issue privileged **bos** and **vos** commands.

## EXAMPLES

The following example lists the users from UserList file on the machine `"fs4.example.com"`.

```
   % bos listusers fs4.example.com
   SUsers are: pat smith jones terry
```

## PRIVILEGE REQUIRED

None

## SEE ALSO

[**KeyFile**(5)](/KeyFile/5.md), [**KeyFileExt**(5)](/KeyFileExt/5.md), [**UserList**(5)](/UserList/5.md), [**bos**(8)](/bos/8.md), [**bos\_adduser**(8)](/bos_adduser/8.md), [**bos\_removeuser**(8)](/bos_removeuser/8.md)

## COPYRIGHT

IBM Corporation 2000. \<http://www.ibm.com/\> All Rights Reserved.

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