Keith White wrote:
>
> If for example,i wanted to change a user xxxx to yyyy
> without destroying (a) the home directory
> (b) not invoke copying from /etc/skeleton
> (c) not change the UID
> (d) recursivly change the ownership of all files
> placed across the system by xxxx to yyyy
> (e) retain permissions for the new user yyyy to
> access db files etc.(this last one maybe not
> work).
>
> How would this be done ??.
I'll give this one a whack:
1. Edit /etc/shadow - change user's username
2. Edit /etc/passwd - edit user's username, name, directory
3. mv user's directory to new username
I tried it before I sent this. Works fine.
George
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