Account Manager

Account Manager (acm) is a tool that provides basic capabilities of managing local accounts, such as creating, deleting, and querying accounts.

NOTE

Before using this tool, you must obtain hdc and run the hdc shell command.

Commands

Command	Description
help	Displays the commands supported by acm.
create	Creates an account. This command can be used only after the root permission is obtained.
delete	Deletes an account. This command can be used only after the root permission is obtained.
dump	Dumps the account information. This command can be used only after the root permission is obtained.
switch	Switches accounts. This command can be used only after the root permission is obtained.
deactivate	Deactivates an account. This command can be used only after the root permission is obtained.
set	Sets constraints for an account. This command can be used only after the root permission is obtained.

help

Usage

acm help

Return Result

Displays the acm help information.

create

Usage

# Display the help information.
acm create -h
# Create an account with a specified name and type.
acm create -n <accountName> -t <accountType> [-s <shortName>] [-l <disallowed-install-hap-list>]

Return Result

If the account is created successfully, "create the local account successfully." is displayed. Otherwise, an error message is displayed.

Parameters of the Create Command

Parameter	Description
-h	This parameter is optional. It is used to display the parameters supported by the create command.
-n	This parameter is mandatory. It specifies the name of a new account.
-t	This parameter is mandatory. It specifies the type of a new account, which can be admin, normal, guest, or private.
-s	This parameter is optional. It specifies the short name of a new account.
-l	This parameter is optional. It specifies the preset application blocklist of a new account.

delete

Usage

# Display the help information.
acm delete -h
# Delete an account with a specified ID.
acm delete -i <accountId>

Return Result

If the account is deleted successfully, "delete the local account successfully." is displayed. Otherwise, an error message is displayed.

Parameters of the Delete Command

Parameter	Description
-h	This parameter is optional. It is used to display the parameters supported by the delete command.
-i	This parameter is mandatory. It specifies the ID of the account to be deleted.

dump

Usage

# Display the help information.
acm dump -h
# Dump the information about all accounts.
acm dump -a
# Dump the information about an account with a specified ID.
acm dump -i <accountId>

Return Result

If the query is successful, the corresponding account information is displayed. Otherwise, an error message is displayed.

Parameters of the Dump Command

Parameter	Description
-h	This parameter is optional. It is used to display the parameters supported by the dump command.
-a	This parameter is mandatory. It is used to dump the information about all accounts.
-i	This parameter is mandatory. It is used to dump the information about an account with a specified ID.

switch

Usage

# Display the help information.
acm switch -h
# Switch to an account with a specified ID.
acm switch -i <accountId>

Return Result

If the account is switched successfully, "switch the local account successfully." is displayed. Otherwise, an error message is displayed.

Parameters of the Switch Command

Parameter	Description
-h	This parameter is optional. It is used to display the parameters supported by the switch command.
-i	This parameter is mandatory. It specifies the ID of an account to be switched to.

deactivate

Usage

# Display the help information.
acm deactivate -h
# Deactivate all accounts.
acm deactivate -a
# Deactivate an account with a specified ID.
acm deactivate -i <accountId>

Return Result

If the account is deactivated successfully, "deactivate the local account successfully." is displayed. Otherwise, an error message is displayed.

Parameters of the Deactivate Command

Parameter	Description
-h	This parameter is optional. It is used to display the parameters supported by the deactivate command.
-a	This parameter is mandatory. It is used to deactivate all accounts.
-i	This parameter is mandatory. It is used to deactivate an account with a specified ID.

set

Usage

# Display the help information.
acm set -h
# Set constraints for an account with a specified ID.
acm set -i <accountId> -c <constraints> [-e]

Return Result

If the constraint is set successfully, "set constraints for the local account successfully." is displayed. Otherwise, an error message is displayed.

Parameters of the Set Command

Parameter	Description
-h	This parameter is optional. It is used to display the parameters supported by the set command.
-i	This parameter is mandatory. It specifies an account ID.
-c	This parameter is mandatory. It specifies the constraints to be set. Each constraint is separated by a comma (,). For details, see Constraints.
-e	This parameter is optional. If this parameter is carried, the command is used to add a constraint; otherwise, the command is used to delete a constraint.