# Setting: `user_allow_first_name_change`

- **Constant:** `ConfigInterface::USER_ALLOW_FIRST_NAME_CHANGE`
- **Category:** `security`
- **Type:** `select`
- **Required:** yes
- **Sensitive:** no
- **Validation:** `required|string|max:255`
- **Placeholder / default hint:** `true`

## Description

Allow users to change their first name

## Allowed options

- `true`
- `false`

## Change via CLI

```bash
featherpanel saas getsetting user_allow_first_name_change
featherpanel saas setsetting user_allow_first_name_change "<value>"
```

## Change via API

```http
PATCH /api/admin/settings
Content-Type: application/json

{ "user_allow_first_name_change": "<value>" }
```
