delete killmenow using "users and groups" in Settings.
#Linux rename user password
Reboot and log in as newusername, password being what you entered in the previous point.
Step 1: Gain Root in the terminal with sudo -s or su, to modify your username. Move usercreatedfiles.xyz, Desktop, Downloads, and other dirs containing created files like docs, pics, music, movies, etc in /home/oldusername/ to /home/newusername. Use the RENAME USER statement to change the name of an internal user of a non-root installation of the database server. How do I change user information in Linux To change it, you’ll need to make use of the usermod command.open terminal, riun sudo i, then mkdir /home/newusername and making it the same uid:gid as the oldusername.usermod -l newname oldname For example, lets say that you have a user account named rob in your Ubuntu Server and you want to change username to john. using users and groups in Settings, create user killmenow with pass of same, make him admin, reboot and log in as killmenow. If you want to change the username of a user account, it can be done from the command line using the usermod command.as olduser, sign in to chrome and firefox to sync out the settings.Unlock by clicking on keys Unlock to make changes 4. Go to Menu System > Administration > Users and Groups 3.
So, I end up doing the following to change username - man i wish i knew an easier way. Your instructions were a big help for me to rename my user and move my home folder on 9.10 Using kopper’s instructions my approach was this for Ubuntu 9.10 1. Don't forget your keyrings will have the old credentials as well.
#Linux rename user software
This works, but a lot of the apps will break because they specifically call for the /home/oldusername many individual software authors don't use variables to call their configs, they directly specify oldusername not $HOME.