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| 1 | --- |
| 2 | title: Managing your profile settings |
| 3 | redirect_from: |
| 4 | - /getting-started/modifying_your_profile_from_command_line |
| 5 | --- |
| 6 | |
| 7 | import shared from '~/shared.js' |
| 8 | |
| 9 | You can manage settings for your user account profile from the web or command line. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | ## Managing user account profile settings from the web |
| 12 | |
| 13 | From the web, you can change the following user profile settings: |
| 14 | |
| 15 | - Avatar |
| 16 | - Password |
| 17 | - Full name |
| 18 | - Link GitHub Account |
| 19 | - Link Twitter Account |
| 20 | - Email address added to package metadata |
| 21 | - Two-factor authentication status |
| 22 | |
| 23 | 1. <>{shared['user-login'].text}</> |
| 24 | |
| 25 | <>{shared['user-login'].image}</> |
| 26 | |
| 27 | 2. <>{shared['account-settings'].text}</> |
| 28 | |
| 29 | <>{shared['account-settings'].image}</> |
| 30 | |
| 31 | ### Linking your npm and GitHub accounts |
| 32 | |
| 33 | 1. On the account settings page, you will find a button to link your GitHub account. Click that. |
| 34 | |
| 35 | <Screenshot src="/getting-started/managing-your-npm-user-account/connect-github.png" alt="Screenshot of linking from Account Setting without any accounts linked" /> |
| 36 | |
| 37 | 2. If you are not currently logged in to GitHub you will be prompted to go through the authentication flow. |
| 38 | |
| 39 | <Screenshot src="/getting-started/managing-your-npm-user-account/github-login.png" alt="GitHub login form" /> |
| 40 | |
| 41 | 3. After successfully logging in, or if you already had an active browser sessions, you will be prompted to "authorize npm account link", click the button. |
| 42 | |
| 43 | <Screenshot src="/getting-started/managing-your-npm-user-account/github-authorize.png" alt="Landing page to authorize the installation of the npm account linking app" /> |
| 44 | |
| 45 | 4. You will be redirected to npm and the link will show as successful in your settings. |
| 46 | |
| 47 | <Screenshot src="/getting-started/managing-your-npm-user-account/github-success.png" alt="Screenshot of linking from Account Setting with successfully linked GitHub account" /> |
| 48 | |
| 49 | ### Linking your npm and Twitter accounts |
| 50 | |
| 51 | 1. On the account settings page, you will find a button to link your Twitter account. Click that. |
| 52 | |
| 53 | <Screenshot src="/getting-started/managing-your-npm-user-account/connect-twitter.png" alt="Screenshot of linking from Account Setting without any accounts linked" /> |
| 54 | |
| 55 | 2. If you are not currently logged in to Twitter you will be prompted to go through the authentication flow. Click "Log in" |
| 56 | |
| 57 | <Screenshot src="/getting-started/managing-your-npm-user-account/twitter-login.png" alt="Twitter login form" /> |
| 58 | |
| 59 | 3. After successfully logging in, or if you already had an active browser sessions, you will be prompted to "Authorize app", click the button. |
| 60 | |
| 61 | <Screenshot src="/getting-started/managing-your-npm-user-account/twitter-authorize.png" alt="Landing page to authorize the installation of the npm account linking app" /> |
| 62 | |
| 63 | 4. You will be redirected to npm and the link will show as successful in your settings. |
| 64 | |
| 65 | <Screenshot src="/getting-started/managing-your-npm-user-account/twitter-success.png" alt="Screenshot of linking from Account Setting with successfully linked Twitter account" /> |
| 66 | |
| 67 | ### Removing your GitHub account from npm |
| 68 | |
| 69 | 1. On the account settings page, you will find a button to remove your GitHub account. Click that. |
| 70 | |
| 71 | <Screenshot src="/getting-started/managing-your-npm-user-account/github-remove.png" alt="Screenshot of linking from Account Setting with a cursor hovering over remove button" /> |
| 72 | |
| 73 | _Note: Clicking remove will only remove the link from your npm account. You need to `revoke` permissions from your [GitHub app authorization settings](https://github.com/settings/apps/authorizations) to permanently remove the integration from your GitHub account_ |
| 74 | |
| 75 | ### Removing your Twitter account from npm |
| 76 | |
| 77 | 1. On the account settings page, you will find a button to remove your GitHub account. Click that. |
| 78 | |
| 79 | <Screenshot src="/getting-started/managing-your-npm-user-account/twitter-remove.png" alt="Screenshot of linking from Account Setting with a cursor hovering over remove button" /> |
| 80 | |
| 81 | _Note: Clicking remove will only remove the link from your npm account. You need to `revoke` permissions from your [Twitter connect apps management page](https://twitter.com/settings/connected_apps) to permanently remove the integration from your Twitter account_ |
| 82 | |
| 83 | ## Managing user account profile settings from the command line |
| 84 | |
| 85 | <Note> |
| 86 | |
| 87 | **Note:** Your npm client must be version 5.5.1 or higher to change your account settings from the CLI. To update to the latest version of npm, on the command line, run `npm install npm@latest -g` |
| 88 | |
| 89 | </Note> |
| 90 | |
| 91 | ### Viewing user account profile settings from the command line |
| 92 | |
| 93 | To view your user profile settings from the CLI, on the command line, run the following command: |
| 94 | |
| 95 | ``` |
| 96 | npm profile get |
| 97 | ``` |
| 98 | |
| 99 | <Screenshot src="/getting-started/managing-your-npm-user-account/profile-settings-cli.png" alt="Screenshot of command-line interface profile settings table" /> |
| 100 | |
| 101 | ### Updating user account profile settings from the command line |
| 102 | |
| 103 | From the CLI, you can change the following properties for your user account: |
| 104 | |
| 105 | - `email` |
| 106 | - `two-factor auth` |
| 107 | - `fullname` |
| 108 | - `homepage` |
| 109 | - `freenode` |
| 110 | - `password` |
| 111 | |
| 112 | 1. On the command line, type the following command, replacing `property` with the name of the property, and `value` with the new value: |
| 113 | |
| 114 | ``` |
| 115 | npm profile set <prop> <value> |
| 116 | ``` |
| 117 | |
| 118 | 2. When prompted, provide your current password. |
| 119 | |
| 120 | 3. If you have enabled two-factor authentication on your account, when prompted, enter a one-time password. |
| 121 | |
| 122 | For more details, see the `profile` [command line documentation](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/profile). |
| 123 | |
| 124 | #### Setting a password from the command line |
| 125 | |
| 126 | 1. On the command line, type the following command: |
| 127 | |
| 128 | ``` |
| 129 | npm profile set password |
| 130 | ``` |
| 131 | |
| 132 | 2. When prompted, provide your current password. |
| 133 | |
| 134 | 3. When prompted, type a new password. |
| 135 | |
| 136 | <Note> |
| 137 | |
| 138 | To protect your account, when you reset your password from the command line, it must: |
| 139 | |
| 140 | - be longer than 10 characters |
| 141 | - not contain part of your username |
| 142 | - not be in the "[Have I Been Pwned](https://haveibeenpwned.com/)" breach database |
| 143 | |
| 144 | </Note> |
| 145 | |
| 146 | #### Configuring two-factor authentication from the command line |
| 147 | |
| 148 | Enabling two-factor authentication on your account helps protect against unauthorized access to your account and packages. |
| 149 | |
| 150 | To enable, configure, and disable two-factor authentication from the command line, see "[Configuring two-factor authentication](/configuring-two-factor-authentication#configuring-2fa-from-the-command-line)". |