> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://devdocs.xbox.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # User management (xbuser.exe) > User management (xbuser.exe) Use this tool to add a user to, remove a user from, sign a user in to, or sign a user out of a Development Kit. This tool provides the following subcommands and functions. | Command | Description | | - | - | | [xbuser add](#xbuser_add) | Adds a user to the console. | | [xbuser addsponsored](#xbuser_addsponsored) | Adds a sponsored user to the console and signs the user in. | | [xbuser delete](#xbuser_delete) | Deletes the user with the specified ID or email address. | | [xbuser deleteall](#xbuser_deleteall) | Deletes all the users from the console. | | [xbuser list](#xbuser_list) | Lists all the users of the console. | | [xbuser signin](#xbuser_signin) | Signs the user in with the specified ID or email address. If the user doesn't already exist on the console, the user is added to it. | | [xbuser signout](#xbuser_signout) | Signs the user out with the specified ID or email address. | ## xbuser add Adds a user to the console. Adds an *existing* account - doesn't create a new account. Added users persist through dev kit switches to and from retail. Added users also persist through a dev kit recovery if a factory reset isn't performed. | Column 1 | | - | | **xbuser add** \[/e\[:]*email address*] | | Option | Description | | - | - | | /e\[:]*email address* | The email address of the user to be added to the console | | /LC | Specify the locale code. Used to override the default locale code | [Return to the top of this article.](/tools/tools-console/commandlinetools/xbuser) ## xbuser addsponsored Adds a sponsored user to the console and signs the user in. Guest users are associated with an account that's already signed in. The system picks a currently signed-in user to be the sponsor. Further calls to **addsponsored** continue to use that user for all subsequent sponsored users. If the selected user gets signed out, all sponsored users are signed out at that time. The **addsponsored** command fails if no users are signed in. | Column 1 | | - | | \*\*xbuser addsponsored \*\* | [Return to the top of this article.](/tools/tools-console/commandlinetools/xbuser) ## xbuser delete Deletes a user from the console. | Column 1 | | | - | - | | **xbuser delete** \[/i:\ | /e:\] | | Option | Description | | | - | - | - | | /i:\ | /e:\ | The ID or email address of the user to be deleted | | /LC | Specify the locale code. Used to override the default locale code. | | [Return to the top of this article.](/tools/tools-console/commandlinetools/xbuser) ## xbuser deleteall Deletes all the users from the console. | Column 1 | | - | | \*\*xbuser deleteall \*\* | [Return to the top of this article.](/tools/tools-console/commandlinetools/xbuser) ## xbuser list Lists all the users of the console. | Column 1 | | - | | \*\*xbuser list \*\* | [Return to the top of this article.](/tools/tools-console/commandlinetools/xbuser) ## xbuser signin Signs in the user by using the specified ID or email address. If the user doesn't already exist on the console, the user is added to it. | Column 1 | | | - | - | | **xbuser signin** \[/i:\ | /e:\] \[/p:password] | | Option | Description | | | - | - | - | | /i:\ | /e:\ | The ID or email address of the user to sign in. | | /p:password | The user's password. The password is used for authentication only and isn't stored on the console. The password is optional if a valid token already exists on the console from a previous sign-in by using this tool or the Sign-In app. In this release, the password isn't encrypted when it's passed to the console over the network. If this condition concerns you for your network environment, use the Sign-In app on the console to sign the user in. You can then use this tool to sign the user in without passing in the password. A password is required for accounts whose sign-in and security preferences is set to "Lock it down." | | | /LC | Specify the locale code. Used to override the default locale code | | [Return to the top of this article.](/tools/tools-console/commandlinetools/xbuser) ## xbuser signout Signs the user out by using the specified ID or email address. | Column 1 | | | - | - | | **xbuser signout** \[/i:\ | /e:\] | | Option | Description | | | - | - | - | | /i:\ | /e:\ | The ID or email address of the user to sign out | | /LC | Specify the locale code. Used to override the default locale code | | [Return to the top of this article.](/tools/tools-console/commandlinetools/xbuser) ## Error codes The `xbuser` tool provides details on some errors by echoing HRESULT values to `stdout`. | Error code | Meaning | | - | - | | 0x80048823 | The email address isn't a valid email address. | | 0x8004882E | The console doesn't store the password for the specified user. You must supply a password as part of the sign-in operation. | | 0x80048821 | The password for the specified user isn't valid. | | 0x8015DC16 | The specified user is signed in on another console. | ## Related topics - [Command-line tools for console development](/tools/tools-console/commandlinetools/commandlinetools.md) - [Commandlinetools](/tools/tools-console/commandlinetools/index.md) - [Xbox Connected Storage tool (XblConnectedStorage.exe)](/tools/tools-services/live-connected-storage-tool.md) - [Console-based command-line tools](/tools/tools-console/console_commandlinetools/consolecommandlinetools.md) - [Manage user accounts (wduser.exe)](/tools/tools-console/console_commandlinetools/wduser.md)