diff --git a/proxmox/src/api/cli/environment.rs b/proxmox/src/api/cli/environment.rs
index 4831e3fc..60852929 100644
--- a/proxmox/src/api/cli/environment.rs
+++ b/proxmox/src/api/cli/environment.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::api::{RpcEnvironment, RpcEnvironmentType};
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct CliEnvironment {
     result_attributes: Value,
-    user: Option<String>,
+    auth_id: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl CliEnvironment {
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ impl RpcEnvironment for CliEnvironment {
         RpcEnvironmentType::CLI
     }
 
-    fn set_user(&mut self, user: Option<String>) {
-        self.user = user;
+    fn set_auth_id(&mut self, auth_id: Option<String>) {
+        self.auth_id = auth_id;
     }
 
-    fn get_user(&self) -> Option<String> {
-        self.user.clone()
+    fn get_auth_id(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        self.auth_id.clone()
     }
 }
diff --git a/proxmox/src/api/rpc_environment.rs b/proxmox/src/api/rpc_environment.rs
index 430f3a6c..0dc06d90 100644
--- a/proxmox/src/api/rpc_environment.rs
+++ b/proxmox/src/api/rpc_environment.rs
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ pub trait RpcEnvironment: std::any::Any + AsAny + Send {
     /// The environment type
     fn env_type(&self) -> RpcEnvironmentType;
 
-    /// Set user name
-    fn set_user(&mut self, user: Option<String>);
+    /// Set authentication id
+    fn set_auth_id(&mut self, user: Option<String>);
 
-    /// Get user name
-    fn get_user(&self) -> Option<String>;
+    /// Get authentication id
+    fn get_auth_id(&self) -> Option<String>;
 
     /// Set the client IP, should be re-set if a proxied connection was detected
     fn set_client_ip(&mut self, _client_ip: Option<std::net::SocketAddr>) {