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# Update a local user account

To update a local user account, perform a `PUT` operation to reapply all of the local user account attributes. View the local user account attributes by using a `GET` operation, edit the attributes, and then perform a `PUT` operation using all of the attributes.

### Prerequisites

- Minimum required session ID privileges: Infrastructure administrator

Updating a local user account using REST APIs
Select the user name. `GET /rest/users` Using the user name from step 1, get the user information. `GET /rest/users/`{userName}`` Update the user account. `PUT /rest/users`

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