Add --root option to user management CLI utilities#81
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lstein merged 2 commits intofeature/multiuserfrom Feb 23, 2026
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[WIP] Add root option for user management utilities
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--root option to user management CLI utilities
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Summary
invoke-useradd,invoke-userdel,invoke-usermod, andinvoke-userlisthad no way to specify the InvokeAI root directory from the command line, making them difficult to use in multi-root deployments.--root/-rargument to all four entry points ininvokeai/app/util/user_management.py--rootis provided, setsos.environ["INVOKEAI_ROOT"]beforeget_config()is first called (it's@lru_cache-backed), soInvokeAIAppConfig.find_root()picks up the overrideINVOKEAI_ROOTenv var was already respected viafind_root()— no change needed thereRelated Issues / Discussions
Closes #[issue]
QA Instructions
Run any user management command with
--root /some/invokeai/pathand verify it reads/writes users from the database at that root. Also verifyINVOKEAI_ROOT=/some/path invoke-userlistcontinues to work without--root.Merge Plan
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What's Newcopy (if doing a release after this PR)Original prompt
—rootoption. #80💡 You can make Copilot smarter by setting up custom instructions, customizing its development environment and configuring Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Learn more Copilot coding agent tips in the docs.