Change the username associated with an account (popstore only).
Syntax
RENAME old-username new-username
Command Qualifiers Defaults
/CONFIRM
/LOG
/PROMPT
1 – Parameters
old-username
The old name of the account.
new-username
The new name for the account.
2 – Description
The RENAME command changes the username associated with a
popstore account. Once an account is renamed, it can no longer
receive mail under the old name unless a forwarding from the
old name to the new name is also established with the FORWARD
command.
3 – Command Qualifiers
3.1 /CONFIRM
/CONFIRM
/NOCONFIRM (default)
Prompt for positive confirmation before carrying out the
indicated operation. /NOCONFIRM is the default behavior.
3.2 /LOG
/LOG
/NOLOG (default)
When the operation is successful, output a status message stating
that the operation succeeded. Note that error messages are always
indicated. /NOLOG is the default behavior.
3.3 /PROMPT
/PROMPT (default)
/NOPROMPT
By default if a wildcard is used, even if /NOCONFIRM is
specified, one confirmation prompt is issued. If /NOPROMPT is
specified, there is no prompting at all.
4 – Examples
To rename the popstore account JDOE to JANEDOE, issue the
command:
popstore> RENAME JDOE JANEDOE