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layout: commands
page_title: 'Commands: User modify'
sidebar_title: 'user modify'
description: 'Modify details about a user'
---

# Waypoint User modify

Command: `waypoint user modify`

Modify details about a user

@include "commands/user-modify_desc.mdx"

## Usage

Usage: `waypoint user modify [options]`

Modify details about a user.

Some details such as username and display name may be updated.
Use "waypoint user inspect" to see the current attributes for a user.

#### Global Options

- `-plain` - Plain output: no colors, no animation. The default is false.
- `-app=<string>` (`-a`) - App to target. Certain commands require a single app target for Waypoint configurations with multiple apps. If you have a single app, then this can be ignored.
- `-project=<string>` (`-p`) - Project to target.
- `-workspace=<string>` (`-w`) - Workspace to operate in.

#### Command Options

- `-username=<string>` - The user to modify. This defaults to the currently logged in user.
- `-new-username=<string>` - Set a new username for this user. This must be unique to the server.
- `-display-name=<string>` - The display name for a user. If this is set, this is used in some places in the CLI and UI. This does not have to be unique.

@include "commands/user-modify_more.mdx"
