Update

1 min readUpdated 30 September 2026

Modify existing Vultr user account settings including permissions, email, and other attributes.

Updates an existing Vultr user account's details, such as email, password, name, or API access permissions, by specifying the user ID and desired new values as flags.

Usage

CONSOLE

$ vultr-cli user update <User ID> [flags]

Examples

CONSOLE
# Full Example
$ vultr-cli users update --email="vultrcli@vultr.com" --name="Vultr-cli" --password="Password123" \
--api-enabled="false" --acl="manage_users,billing"

# Shortened with alias commands
$ vultr-cli u u -e="vultrcli@vultr.com" -n="Vultr-cli" -p="Password123" \
--api-enabled="false" --acl="manage_users,billing"
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Flags

Shorthand	Long Version	Description
-l	--acl	User access control list in a comma separated list. Possible values: manage_users subscriptions_view subscriptions billing support provisioning dns abuse upgrade firewall alerts objstore loadbalancer
-	--api-enabled	API access enabled
-e	--email	User email
-n	--name	User name
-p	--password	User password

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