Difference between revisions of "Rename an existing user"
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| Utilities useradd and userdel make it easy to create a new user or to delete an existing user.  But renaming users on Linux is tricky.  To rename any user use following steps: | Utilities useradd and userdel make it easy to create a new user or to delete an existing user.  But renaming users on Linux is tricky.  To rename any user use following steps: | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:55, 22 July 2022
Home > CentOS > CentOS 6.x > Server administration tips and tricks > Rename an existing user
Utilities useradd and userdel make it easy to create a new user or to delete an existing user. But renaming users on Linux is tricky. To rename any user use following steps:
usermod -l <new-name> <old-name> usermod -d /home/<new-name> -m <new-name> groupmod -n <new-name> <old-name>
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