Check Point - GAiA - User Management - CLI

How To View Existing Users in GAiA - Check Point - CLI

Syntax:

show users
 

show user <username>
gid
homedir
realname
shell
uid

 

Example:

CP-GAiA> show users

jane

scott

tom

CP-GAiA>

 

How To Add User Accounts in GAiA - Check Point - CLI

Syntax:

add user <username> uid VALUE homedir

 

Example:

CP-GAiA> add user johndoe uid 0 homedir /home/johndoe
WARNING Must set password and a role before user can login.
- Use 'set user USER password' to set password.
- Use 'add rba user USER roles ROLE' to set a role.

CP-GAiA>
CP-GAiA> set user johndoe password
New password:
Verify new password:
CP-GAiA>
CP-GAiA> add rba user johndoe roles adminRole
CP-GAiA>

 

How To Modify User Accounts in GAiA - Check Point - CLI

Syntax:

set user <username>
gid VALUE
homedir VALUE
newpass VALUE
password
password-hash VALUE
realname VALUE
shell VALUE uid VALUE

 

Example:

CP-GAiA> set user johndoe password
New password:
Verify new password:
CP-GAiA>

 

How To Delete an Existing User in GAiA - Check Point - CLI

Syntax:

delete user VALUE

Example:

CP-GAiA> delete user johndoe
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Note:

You can use the add user command to add new users, but you must use the set user name passwd command to set the password and allow the user to log on to the system.
For information on removing access mechanism permissions from a user, see the delete rba user command.