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+=================
+Managing accounts
+=================
+useradd
+-------
+Syntax:
+ | **vmm useradd** *address* [*password*]
+ | **vmm ua** *address* [*password*]
+
+Use this subcommand to create a new e-mail account for the given *address*.
+
+If the password is not provided, :command:`vmm` will prompt for it
+interactively.
+When no *password* is provided and *account.random_password* is set to
+**true**, :command:`vmm` will generate a random password and print it to
+stdout after the account has been created.
+
+Example:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ root@host:~# vmm ua d.user@example.com "A 5ecR3t P4s5\/\/0rd"
+ root@host:~# vmm useradd e.user@example.com
+ Enter new password:
+ Retype new password:
+
+userdelete
+----------
+Syntax:
+ | **vmm userdelete** *address* [*force*]
+ | **vmm ud** *address* [*force*]
+
+Use this subcommand to delete the account with the given *address*.
+
+If there are one or more aliases with an identical destination address,
+:command:`vmm` will abort the requested operation and show an error message.
+To prevent this, specify the optional keyword **force**.
+
+userinfo
+--------
+Syntax:
+ | **vmm userinfo** *address* [*details*]
+ | **vmm ui** *address* [*details*]
+
+This subcommand displays some information about the account specified by
+*address*.
+
+If the optional argument *details* is given some more information will be
+displayed.
+Possible values for *details* are:
+
+======= ==============================================================
+value   description
+======= ==============================================================
+aliases to list all alias addresses with the destination *address*
+du      to display the disk usage of the user's mail directory.
+        In order to summarize the disk usage each time this subcommand
+        is executed automatically, set *account.disk_usage* in your
+        :file:`vmm.cfg` to **true**.
+full    to list all information mentioned above
+======= ==============================================================
+
+Example:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ root@host:~# vmm ui d.user@example.com
+ Account information
+ -------------------
+         Address..........: d.user@example.com
+         Name.............: None
+         UID..............: 79881
+         GID..............: 70704
+         Home.............: /srv/mail/2/70704/79881
+         Mail_Location....: mdbox:~/mdbox
+         Quota Storage....: [  0.00%] 0/500.00 MiB [domain default]
+         Quota Messages...: [  0.00%] 0/10,000 [domain default]
+         Transport........: lmtp:unix:private/dovecot-lmtp [domain default]
+         SMTP.............: disabled [domain default]
+         POP3.............: disabled [domain default]
+         IMAP.............: enabled [domain default]
+         SIEVE............: enabled [domain default]
+
+username
+--------
+Syntax:
+ | **vmm username** *address* [*name*]
+ | **vmm un** *address* [*name*]
+
+The user's real *name* can be set/updated with this subcommand.
+
+If no *name* is given, the value stored for the account is erased.
+
+Example:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ root@host:~# vmm un d.user@example.com "John Doe"
+
+userpassword
+------------
+Syntax:
+ | **vmm userpassword** *address* [*password*]
+ | **vmm up** *address* [*password*]
+
+The password of an account can be updated with this subcommand.
+
+If no *password* was provided, :command:`vmm` will prompt for it interactively.
+
+Example:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ root@host:~# vmm up d.user@example.com "A |\/|0r3 5ecur3 P4s5\/\/0rd?"
+
+usernote
+--------
+Syntax:
+ | **vmm usernote** *address* [*note*]
+ | **vmm uo** *address* [*note*]
+
+With this subcommand, it is possible to attach a note to the specified
+account.
+Without an argument, an existing note is removed.
+
+Example:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ root@host:~# vmm uo d.user@example.com Only needed until end of May 2012
+
+.. versionadded:: 0.6.0
+
+userquota
+---------
+Syntax:
+ | **vmm userquota** *address storage* [*messages*]
+ | **vmm uq** *address storage* [*messages*]
+
+This subcommand is used to set a new quota limit for the given account.
+
+When the argument *messages* was omitted the default number of messages
+**0** (zero) will be applied.
+
+Instead of *storage* pass **domain** to remove the account-specific
+override, causing the domain's value to be in effect.
+
+Example:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ root@host:~# userquota d.user@example.com 750m
+
+.. versionadded:: 0.6.0
+
+usertransport
+-------------
+Syntax:
+ | **vmm usertransport** *address transport*
+ | **vmm ut** *address transport*
+
+A different *transport* for an account can be specified with this subcommand.
+
+Instead of *transport* pass **domain** to remove the account-specific
+override, causing the domain's value to be in effect.
+
+Example:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ root@host:~# ut c.user@example.com [pc105.it.example.com]