Aby recommendations how best to change a use login ID from "abc" to
"def"?

Just create new, copy "abc data" from ~abc to ~def? rename and chown?

Thanks.

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On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 07:14:31 +0000, Walter Mitty wrote:

> Aby recommendations how best to change a use login ID from "abc" to "def"?
>
> Just create new, copy "abc data" from ~abc to ~def? rename and chown?

You should be able to change abc to def in /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow,
and /etc/group (don't miss /home/abc in /etc/passwd).
Then mv /home/abc to /home/def and login.


rich

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Walter Mitty wrote:
> Aby recommendations how best to change a use login ID from "abc" to
> "def"?
> Just create new, copy "abc data" from ~abc to ~def? rename and chown?

# usermod -l def abc

You may also want to change and relocate the home directory.  You might

need to tweak group names/memberships.  You might also have to deal
with
issues such as mail spool files, sudoers entries, etc.

references/excerpts:
usermod(8)

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