[ale] changing username

[Jeff Lightner]

At command line you can use the usermod to change a user's ID:

usermod -d <newhomedir> -m -l <newuserid> <olduserid>

The -d changes name of home directory (because usually the end of name
is the same as userid).   The -m says to move the stuff from existing
home to the new home.  The -l specifies the new user ID and the old user
ID tells it which user ID you're changing.

Type "man usermod" for more details and other options.

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
Preston Boyington
Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 10:06 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: [ale] changing username

I will be giving a computer to one of my nephews and it is exactly how I
want it to be, except I want it to be his username.  I haven't found any
real hits just yet and was hoping someone could point me in the right
direction.

If I can't change just the username is there an easy way to "clone" the
account and settings (shortcuts, media, themes) for additional users?

Laptop is running Debian with LXDE and Compiz-Fusion.

Any ideas?

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