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# UserEdit

Allows you to edit user details.

## Example

    http://12.3.4.56:9000/action=UserEdit&UserName=Susan Smith&FieldCountry=Jamaica&Password=old&NewPassword=new

This action edits the details of the user `Susan Smith`. The value of the `Country` field that is associated with the user is changed to `Jamaica` (if this field does not exist, it is created with the value `Jamaica`), and her password is changed to `new`.

## Required Parameters

You must set one of the following parameters.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
UID | The user ID of the user to authenticate.
UserName | The user name of the user to authenticate.

## Optional Parameters

This action accepts the following optional parameters.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
CategorySubscribe | The ID of a category whose results are mailed to the user at regular intervals.
CategoryUnsubscribe | The ID of a category whose results are not mailed to the user.
EmailAddress | The new e-mail address of the user.
FieldFieldName | A field for the user to add or edit.
InputEncoding | The encoding of the EmailAddress, Password, and UserName
NewPassword | A new password for the user.
OutputEncoding | The encoding to convert the response to.
Password | The existing password for the user.
ResetPassword | Resets the user’s password.
Security | A security field for the user.

This action accepts the following standard ACI action parameters.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
ActionID | A string to use to identify an ACI action.
EncryptResponse | Encrypt the output.
FileName | The file to write output to.
ForceTemplateRefresh | Forces the server to load the template from disk.
Output | Writes output to a file.
ResponseFormat | The format of the action output.
Template | The template to use for the action output.
TemplateParamCSVs | A list of variables to use for the specified template.

## Comments

You must set one of the following parameters:

- UID

- UserName

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