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Re: rename a username?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kevin Smith)
Wed Oct 28 22:59:28 1998
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 22:03:23 -0600 (EST)
From: Kevin Smith <kevin@mtsu.edu>
To: redhat-list@redhat.com
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.981028214908.31024A-100000@noah.dogma.org>
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On Wed, 28 Oct 1998 nerv01@noah.dogma.org wrote:
> Hey is it possible to rename a user name to another one? I have a friend
> who would like his renamed. Is it easier just to delete the old one and
> then create a new one? If there is a way to rename please let me know.
/usr/sbin/usermod -l newname oldname
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Kevin Smith
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