Rename User

Rename a user on Linux

When working with Linux based systems it may be required to rename a user. This can be done using the following commands.

1. Example to rename user named ubuntu

sudo usermod -l <newname> -d /home/<newname> -m ubuntu # <-- oldname

Example

Rename the user ubuntu to ubuntu2

sudo usermod -l ubuntu2 -d /home/ubuntu2 -m ubuntu

Taken from https://www.codegrepper.com/code-examples/shell/rename+username+ubuntu+20.04

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