[Bug 1956391] Re: Changing username from gnome-control-center does not change the user home directory or name within the OS
You can't change the username in gnome-control-center, you can only change the display name of the user. And those two properties are separate to the home directory path. IF gnome-control-center could change the username then yes it would make sense for the GUI to rename the home directory by default. But it can't change the username so this request seems to be invalid. If you want to change the username and home directory path then you need to log in as root or sudo from another account and edit /etc/passwd, then manually rename the directory, then reboot. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1956391 Title: Changing username from gnome-control-center does not change the user home directory or name within the OS To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1956391/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1956391] Re: Changing username from gnome-control-center does not change the user home directory or name within the OS
I do know. I'm saying it isn't intuitive. I recognized that above, already. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1956391 Title: Changing username from gnome-control-center does not change the user home directory or name within the OS To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1956391/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1956391] Re: Changing username from gnome-control-center does not change the user home directory or name within the OS
Apparently you didn't know there are two kinds of "username". While you can't change the login name easily after a user has been created, being able to change the display name (as shown on the login screen, for instance) is a reasonable feature. Possibly there is room for clarification in the UI. If you think there is, I would suggest that you file an upstream issue: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/issues But that would be another kind of bug, so closing this one. ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Opinion -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1956391 Title: Changing username from gnome-control-center does not change the user home directory or name within the OS To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1956391/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1956391] Re: Changing username from gnome-control-center does not change the user home directory or name within the OS
The dir in the home directory is named after the user. If your username is user1, your home directory will be user1. If you change your username in gnome-control-panel to user2, your home directory will still contain user1 and not user2. If you can't change it that way, then why bother having the option? It isn't intuitive and provides extremely confusing UX. That is why I reported it as a bug. It should do those things. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1956391 Title: Changing username from gnome-control-center does not change the user home directory or name within the OS To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1956391/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1956391] Re: Changing username from gnome-control-center does not change the user home directory or name within the OS
AFAIK you can't change the real username (login name) from gnome- control-center, only the display name (e.g. "full name"). How is the latter related to the home directory? ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1956391 Title: Changing username from gnome-control-center does not change the user home directory or name within the OS To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1956391/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
