---
name: "cve-user-update"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-cvelib"
version: "1.7.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cve-user-update"
---

# cve-user-update(1)

Update a user.

## NAME

cve-user-update - Update a user.

## SYNOPSIS

**cve user update** \[OPTIONS\]

## DESCRIPTION

Update a user.

You must explicitly specify the user being updated using the \`-u\` option.

To reset a user's API key, use \`cve user reset-key\`.

## OPTIONS

- **-u,** --username TEXT

  Username of the user being updated (only ADMIN role users can update other users).  \[required\]

- **--mark-active** / --mark-inactive

  Mark user as active or inactive.

- **--new-username** TEXT

  Update username.

- **--name-first** TEXT

  Update first name.

- **--name-last** TEXT

  Update last name.

- **--add-role** \[ADMIN\]

  Add role.

- **--remove-role** \[ADMIN\]

  Remove role.

- **--raw**

  Print response JSON.