Re: Changing user name

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Maciek R. wrote:

Hi everybody,

how do I change my current user name on Linux? I there a way to rename
it (with all folders and the whole stuf)?



As superuser:
- rename your home/old_user to home/new_user
- create new_user without creating home dir
- # chown -r new_user:new_user home/new_user

Ciao.
Beppe


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