On Fri, Dec 17, 2004 at 03:10:40PM +0100, Maciek R. wrote: > how do I change my current user name on Linux? I there a way to rename > it (with all folders and the whole stuf)? Since you've already gotten 2 bad answers, here's my approach: 1. Assume OLDUSER is the old name 2. Assume NEWUSER is the new name # /usr/sbin/groupmod -n $NEWUSER $OLDUSER # /usr/sbin/usermod -l $NEWUSER -d /home/$NEWUSER $OLDUSER # mv /home/$OLDUSER /home/$NEWUSER # mv /var/spool/cron/$OLDUSER /var/spool/cron/$NEWUSER If you have a Samba entry, you need to update this too: # cp /etc/smbpasswd /etc/smbpasswd.backup # sed "s/^$OLDUSER:/$NEWUSER:/" /etc/smbpasswd > /etc/smbpasswd.tmp # mv /etc/smbpasswd.tmp /etc/smbpasswd -- Ed Wilts, RHCE Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program
