How do you change your username in Manjaro?
How do you change your username in Manjaro Linux?
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How do you change your username in Manjaro Linux?
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How do you change your username in Manjaro Linux?
users rename manjaro
How do you change your username in Manjaro Linux?
users rename manjaro
users rename manjaro
asked Jul 29 '17 at 2:12
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Based from this answer in the Manjaro Forum:
Logoff. Switch to a tty console (Ctrl+Alt+F4
).
Login as root
.
Edit /etc/passwd
. Replace username. Remember to save file.
nano /etc/passwd
Edit /etc/shadow
. Replace username. Remember to save file.
nano /etc/shadow
Edit /etc/group
. Replace username. Remember to save file.
nano /etc/group
Finally, rename your current home folder
mv /home/oldusername /home/newusername
Reboot.
reboot
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Based from this answer in the Manjaro Forum:
Logoff. Switch to a tty console (Ctrl+Alt+F4
).
Login as root
.
Edit /etc/passwd
. Replace username. Remember to save file.
nano /etc/passwd
Edit /etc/shadow
. Replace username. Remember to save file.
nano /etc/shadow
Edit /etc/group
. Replace username. Remember to save file.
nano /etc/group
Finally, rename your current home folder
mv /home/oldusername /home/newusername
Reboot.
reboot
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Based from this answer in the Manjaro Forum:
Logoff. Switch to a tty console (Ctrl+Alt+F4
).
Login as root
.
Edit /etc/passwd
. Replace username. Remember to save file.
nano /etc/passwd
Edit /etc/shadow
. Replace username. Remember to save file.
nano /etc/shadow
Edit /etc/group
. Replace username. Remember to save file.
nano /etc/group
Finally, rename your current home folder
mv /home/oldusername /home/newusername
Reboot.
reboot
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Based from this answer in the Manjaro Forum:
Logoff. Switch to a tty console (Ctrl+Alt+F4
).
Login as root
.
Edit /etc/passwd
. Replace username. Remember to save file.
nano /etc/passwd
Edit /etc/shadow
. Replace username. Remember to save file.
nano /etc/shadow
Edit /etc/group
. Replace username. Remember to save file.
nano /etc/group
Finally, rename your current home folder
mv /home/oldusername /home/newusername
Reboot.
reboot
Based from this answer in the Manjaro Forum:
Logoff. Switch to a tty console (Ctrl+Alt+F4
).
Login as root
.
Edit /etc/passwd
. Replace username. Remember to save file.
nano /etc/passwd
Edit /etc/shadow
. Replace username. Remember to save file.
nano /etc/shadow
Edit /etc/group
. Replace username. Remember to save file.
nano /etc/group
Finally, rename your current home folder
mv /home/oldusername /home/newusername
Reboot.
reboot
answered Jul 29 '17 at 2:12
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