I'll use usermod then. Thanks for letting me know about it. so I think this is the proper syntax. Will this work?
sudo usermod -l <olduser> <newuser> -dm <newuser> On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Matrix Mole <[email protected]> wrote: > If you are changing your username, there is flags to the usermod command > that can help change the home directory. The -d flag to usermod will update > /etc/passwd with the users home directory, and the -m flag will move the > old directory to the new name. I'm pretty sure that usermod will also take > care of the ownership issues as well. Check 'man usermod' for more details > on this. If you don't use the usermod command, then there is also the > ownership issue to consider with changing home directory. The chown command > can help make sure the directory is owned by the correct user with 'chown > -R {username} [homedir]' command. > > > > On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Michael Havens <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks. Is that the only thing I have to worry about? >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Patricia Wilson >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Note that your home directory name appears in the /etc/passwd file so >>> the system knows where you "live" when you login. If you change the name of >>> that directory you need to change your entry in the passwd file to match. >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Michael Havens <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> How would I accomplish this? Is it as easy as just moving the old name >>>> to the new name; or should I do a 'find -r / <old directory>|mv - >>>> <newdirectory'? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Sent from my super hot-shot dual core 64 bit Gateway running Ubuntu 11 >>> from the chrome/teakwood/glass desktop in my Luxo Scottsdale condo. >>> >>> Patricia Wilson >>> Apache Junction, AZ >>> Member NRA, ARRL >>> WB8DXX >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-:
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