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User Editor (in-BBS)
The in-BBS user editor is a terminal-mode tool that the sysop uses to view and modify Synchronet user accounts during a logged-in session. It is reached with the ;UEDIT string command and presents a single-screen summary of the current user followed by a one-key command prompt.
This is distinct from the standalone uedit (UIFC console), useredit.exe (Win32 GUI), and gtkuseredit (Linux GTK GUI) utilities — each has its own interface.
Invoking
| Where | How |
|---|---|
| Main or Transfer prompt | ;UEDIT (optionally with a user number or name, e.g. ;UEDIT 20 or ;UEDIT JANE) |
| Reading Mail / Reading All Mail | U (loads the author of the current message as the current user) |
| Reading Messages (O)perator menu | U |
A remote sysop:
- cannot raise any user's security level above their own
- cannot grant flags or exemptions they don't themselves have
- cannot edit any user with a higher security level (and that user's password, real name, and phone number are hidden)
User Edit Screen
Alias : EXAMPLE Pass Jan01'20: ******** Real Name : Jane Q. Public Phone number : 555-555-1212 Address : 123 Main St Age/Sex/BDay : 35 F 01/15/1990 Location : Anytown, CA Zip Code : 90210 Note : Handle : Jane Host Name : example.com Protocol : Telnet IP Addr : 192.0.2.10 NetMail : jane@example.com First on : Jan01'20 Expire : never Last on : May03'26 15:24 Time on : 12345 Today : 0 480 Last call : 0 240 Extra : 0 Logons : 250 Today : 1 50 Posts : 42 0 Today : 0 E-mails : 5 To sysop : 1 Waiting : 0 Today : 0 Uploads : 0 bytes in 0 files Downloads : 0 bytes in 0 files Credits : 0 free: 50.0M (50.0M per day) Minutes : 0 Sec Level : 50 Flags #1 : Flags #3 : Flags #2 : Flags #4 : Exemption : Restricts : User edit (?=Menu) (247 of 1457):
Notable indicators on the screen:
$after theCommentlabel (when present) — the user has an attached message file (view/edit with the$command)- If the current user is deleted or inactive, that status appears on the first line and all other lines shift down
Date fields use the system short date format. The prompt at the bottom shows the current user number and the total number of user slots configured.
Commands
Press ? at the prompt for an in-BBS menu of commands.
User Identity
| Key | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
A | Alias and Chat Handle | Edit the user's alias (must start with a non-numeric character) and chat handle. |
B | Birthday | Edit birthday in the system's configured short date format. |
C | Computer Description | Edit the computer/host description field. |
L | Location | Edit address, location, and ZIP/postal code. |
N | Note / Name | If aliases are allowed, edit the user's public note (shown next to the alias in user lists). If aliases are not allowed, edit the user's name. The first letter of each word in the name is forced uppercase. |
O | Sysop Comment | Edit the private sysop-only comment about this user. |
P | Phone Number | Edit the user's phone number. |
R | Real Name | When aliases are allowed, edit the user's real name. The first letter of each word is forced uppercase. |
S | Sex | Edit the single-character gender field (typically M or F, any uppercase character allowed). |
Account & Access
| Key | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
D | Delete / Deactivate / Restore | For an active user: choose delete (the slot is held for a configured number of days since last logon, then released to new users) or inactivate (held indefinitely, never released). Both prompt to read any pending or sent mail first. For a deleted or inactive user: prompts to restore them to active. |
E | Exemption Flags | Toggle an exemption by typing its letter; ? shows the menu of available exemptions; [ENTER] ends editing. |
F | Flags | Edit any of the four flag sets (1-4). The ? menu reads from text/menu/FLAGSN.ASC. |
M | Security Level | Decimal 0-99. Higher = more access. Levels 90+ are considered sysops. Security level controls maximum time per day, time per call, logons per day, and message lines. |
V | Quick-Validate User | Apply one of the ten Quick-Validation sets (0-9) configured in SCFG → System → Quick-Validation Values. Sets level, flags, exemptions, restrictions, expiration, and/or credits in a single step. |
W | Password | Change the user's password. The password modification date is not changed by this command — use K to update that field. |
Z | Restriction Flags | Toggle a restriction by typing its letter; ? shows the menu; [ENTER] ends editing. |
Comments & Defaults
| Key | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
H | Edit/Create Extended Comment <a name=“extended_comment”></a> | Free-form sysop notes attached to this user. Existence is indicated by + after the Comment: label. |
I | Inspect/Edit User's Defaults | Edit the user's terminal defaults: ANSI emulation, screen length, screen pause, spinning cursor, auto new file scan, clear screen after messages, auto menu display, and default Quiet mode (if the user has the Q exemption). |
X | View Extended Comment | View the user's extended comment if one exists. |
# | View SIF Questionnaire | View the user's answered SIF questionnaire if one is configured in SCFG. An output SIF is used for display if one is configured, otherwise the input SIF is used. |
Statistics
| Key | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
U | Upload/Download Stats | Edit total bytes/files uploaded and total bytes/files downloaded. |
$ | Edit Credits | Set the credits balance to a specific value. |
+ | Adjust Credits | Add or subtract credits. Suffix K multiplies by 1024, M multiplies by 1,048,576, $ multiplies by the credits-per-dollar value from system config. Prefix - to subtract. |
* | Adjust Minutes | Add or subtract from the user's minute bank. Suffix H multiplies by 60. Prefix - to subtract. |
J | Edit Minutes | Set the user's minute bank to a specific value. |
K | Edit Date Fields | Edit last logon, first logon, expiration, and password modification dates. |
~ | Set Leech Download Counter | Reset or set the suspected-leech download counter (shown on the Downloads line when non-zero). |
Navigation
| Key | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| number | Change to User Slot | Type a user slot number directly at the prompt. |
G | Go to a User | Jump to a user by name (or partial name) or number. |
[ or ← | Go Down One Slot | Decrement current user; wraps from slot 1 to last. |
] or → | Go Up One Slot | Increment current user; wraps from last to slot 1. |
| HOME | First User | Jump to user slot 1. |
| END | Last User | Jump to the last user slot. |
/ | Set ARS Search String | Set the ARS used by { / }. |
T | Set Text Search String | Set the substring used by { / }. |
} or ) | Search Forward | Search from current slot toward the last for users matching the / (ARS) or T (text) string. |
{ or ( | Search Backward | Search from current slot toward the first for users matching the / or T string. |
Y | Copy User to Another Slot | Copy the current user's data to another slot, overwriting it. |
Q | Quit | Exit the user editor and return to where the sysop was before invoking it. |
See Also
- Access Control (level, flags, exemptions, restrictions, ARS)
- uedit — standalone UIFC user editor
- useredit — Win32 GUI user editor
- gtkuseredit — Linux GTK GUI user editor
- makeuser — non-interactive user creation
