app:user:create

Create a new user account. Users created this way are immediately verified (no email confirmation needed) and receive a default notification preferences setup.

Quick start

Create a regular user:

echo "securepassword" | make exec cmd="php bin/console app:user:create alice@example.com Alice --password --role user"

Create an admin (you'll be asked to confirm):

echo "adminpassword" | make exec cmd="php bin/console app:user:create admin@example.com Admin --password --role admin"

Arguments

Argument Required Description
email Yes User's email address
name Yes Display name

Options

Option Default Description
--password — Read password from stdin instead of prompting. Use this in scripts and CI.
--role user User role: user or admin

Password input

When you run the command interactively (without --password), it prompts for a hidden password. In scripts or CI, pipe the password via stdin:

echo "mypassword123" | php bin/console app:user:create user@example.com "John Doe" --password

The password must be at least 8 characters.

Admin creation

When you create a user with --role admin, the command asks for confirmation before proceeding (unless running non-interactively):

 Create user with admin privileges? (yes/no) [no]:

Press y to confirm or n to cancel. In automated setups, the prompt is skipped.

Exit codes

Code Meaning
0 User created successfully
1 Something went wrong — check the error message

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