1 02/02/84 chalias
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3 Syntax: chalias Person_id alias
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6 Function: allows the accounting administrator to give a user a login
7 alias or change his existing alias. The alias can be a maximum of
8 eight characters; the first character must be a lowercase letter.
9 Only one alias per user is allowed. An alias is particularly useful
10 for a user with a long or complex name.
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13 Arguments:
14 Person_id
15 is the Person_id of the user whose login alias is to be changed.
16 alias
17 is the new login alias of the user. If this argument is omitted,
18 the chalias command prints the user's old alias and waits for the
19 accounting administrator to either enter the new one or enter a null
20 line to retain the old alias.