ModifyInstance

#!/usr/bin/python
#
# This example is based upon openlmi-account provider and changes a Login Shell
# of the given account on managed system.
#
# To make this example work, modify following variables:
#   hostname
#   username
#   password
#   account
#   shell

import lmiwbem


hostname = 'hostname'
username = 'username'
password = 'password'
account  = 'account'
shell    = 'login_shell'

# Connect to CIMOM.
conn = lmiwbem.WBEMConnection()
conn.connect(hostname, username, password)

# Create LMI_Account instance name.
account_iname = lmiwbem.CIMInstanceName(
    'LMI_Account',
    lmiwbem.NocaseDict({
        'CreationClassName': 'LMI_Account',
        'Name': account,
        'SystemCreationClassName': 'PG_ComputerSystem',
        'SystemName': hostname}),
    hostname,
    'root/cimv2')

# Get LMI_Account instance.
account = conn.GetInstance(
    account_iname,
    LocalOnly=False,
    IncludeQualifiers=False,
    IncludeClassOrigin=False)

# Modify the instance.
account['LoginShell'] = shell
conn.ModifyInstance(account)

# Disconnect from CIMOM.
conn.disconnect()