change my /home/oldname to /home/newname

[Karl Larsen]

On 05/20/2010 12:02 PM, Mihamina Rakotomandimby wrote:
>> Nils Kassube<kassube at gmx.net>  :
>>      
>>> - Create the new user (the way you want)
>>> - copy (with cp and the right options). I would use:
>>>    $ sudo mv /home/new-user /home/new-user-home
>>>    $ sudo cp -ar /home/current-user /home/new-user
>>>        
>> You forgot to make the new user the owner of the new home:
>>      
> When using command-line 'adduser' it's automatic
> When using the GUI tool, it's also automatic
>
>    
>>> - log out
>>> - log in as the new user
>>>        
>> And then you will probably find out that many applications use the old
>> home when they use an absolute path e.g. in their config files.
>>      
> Bad software, change software.
>
>    
         This question is a bad one :-(

     Of course, anyone who understands Linux will know if you move a 
HOME to another directory it WILL FAIL!  I recall the original question 
was how to change the name and password of an old user. This can be 
done, without making a new user. This is the best solution :-)


73 Karl


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