GitHub Enterprise admin commands

In GitHub Enterprise, “commands” typically means GitHub CLI (gh) commands and admin-level REST/GraphQL API calls that administrators use to manage organizations, repositories, users, and enterprise settings.

Here’s a categorized list of the most used GitHub Enterprise admin commands:

🔹 Authentication & Setup

• gh auth login – authenticate with GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES)
• gh config set -h HOSTNAME git_protocol ssh – configure protocols (ssh/https) for your GHES instance

🔹 Organization Management

• gh org list – list organizations you belong to
• gh org view <org> – view organization details
• gh api /orgs/<org>/members – list organization members
• gh api --method PUT /orgs/<org>/memberships/<username> – invite or update member roles
• gh api /orgs/<org>/outside_collaborators – manage outside collaborators

🔹 Repository Management

• gh repo create <org>/<repo> --private --confirm – create a new repo inside an organization
• gh repo view <org>/<repo> – view repo details
• gh repo delete <org>/<repo> – delete a repo (with confirmation)
• gh api /repos/<org>/<repo>/collaborators – list collaborators
• gh api --method PUT /repos/<org>/<repo>/collaborators/<username> – add collaborator with role

🔹 User Management

• gh api /users/<username> – view user info
• gh api /enterprises/<enterprise>/admins – list enterprise admins
• gh api --method PUT /orgs/<org>/memberships/<username> – assign/remove roles
• gh api --method DELETE /orgs/<org>/memberships/<username> – remove a user

🔹 Teams & Access Control

• gh api /orgs/<org>/teams – list teams in org
• gh api /orgs/<org>/teams/<team_slug> – view team details
• gh api --method PUT /orgs/<org>/teams/<team_slug>/memberships/<username> – add user to team
• gh api --method DELETE /orgs/<org>/teams/<team_slug>/memberships/<username> – remove user from team

🔹 Enterprise & Security

• gh api /enterprises/<enterprise> – view enterprise details
• gh api /enterprises/<enterprise>/settings/audit-log – access audit logs
• gh api /enterprises/<enterprise>/actions/permissions – manage Actions permissions
• gh api /orgs/<org>/dependabot/secrets – manage Dependabot secrets
• gh api /orgs/<org>/actions/secrets – manage GitHub Actions secrets

🔹 Example: Enterprise Audit & Compliance

# List all enterprise users
gh api /enterprises/MY-ENTERPRISE/admin/users

# Fetch enterprise audit log
gh api /enterprises/MY-ENTERPRISE/audit-log --paginate
Code language: PHP (php)

👉 These commands are used through GitHub CLI (gh) or via API calls. As an Enterprise Admin, you’ll mostly rely on:

• gh api for advanced admin tasks
• gh repo/org for repo/org management
• gh auth for authentication across your GHES instance

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