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sudo usermod -l newuser -d /home/newuser | Change user name, and rename home directory: | ||
# -m, --move-home | |||
# -l, --login NEW_LOGIN | |||
# -d, --home HOME_DIR | |||
sudo usermod -m -l newuser -d /home/newuser olduser | |||
Fix user's default group: | |||
# -n, --new-name NEW_GROUP | |||
sudo groupmod -n newuser olduser | |||
.. | |||
Should not be needed, but just in case?? | |||
sudo chown -R newuser:newuser /home/newuser | sudo chown -R newuser:newuser /home/newuser | ||
Revision as of 06:09, 7 July 2026
Change user name, and rename home directory:
# -m, --move-home # -l, --login NEW_LOGIN # -d, --home HOME_DIR sudo usermod -m -l newuser -d /home/newuser olduser
Fix user's default group:
# -n, --new-name NEW_GROUP sudo groupmod -n newuser olduser
..
Should not be needed, but just in case??
sudo chown -R newuser:newuser /home/newuser