Re: tlug: Changing username

[Darren Cook <darren@example.com>]

>> Can I just change the first field of /etc/passwd, and change the name of
>> her /var/mail file? Or do I have to get into messing with the shadow
>> password files as well?
>
># usermod -l bob -c "Ms. Bob" fred
>will take care of passwd and shadow (provided fred isn't logged in :-)

and the /var/mail file as well it seems!

># groupmod -n bob fred
>will take care of her primary group name

Thanks Jim.

Darren

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