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[ Solved ] Proper way of changing username in Sparkylinux

Started by way12go, October 10, 2014, 08:31:27 AM

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I would recommend not attempting to change a user's name.

This is generally wrought with problems when the user's name

is statically referenced in configuration files in the form of the user's home directory,

/home/<username>. These are almost never written in a generic way so

it's usually best to just create a new username and then migrate the user's

files and data over to the new account.
Success gives birth to success? Failure gives birth to failure? - Sagar Gorijala.

way12go

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Quote from: way12go on October 10, 2014, 08:31:27 AM

   

I would recommend not attempting to change a user's name.

This is generally wrought with problems when the user's name

is statically referenced in configuration files in the form of the user's home directory,

/home/<username>. These are almost never written in a generic way so

it's usually best to just create a new username and then migrate the user's

files and data over to the new account.
Success gives birth to success? Failure gives birth to failure? - Sagar Gorijala.

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