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08-27-2008, 03:08 AM

Tor

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Change username in Linux

It is fairly simple but here is the command:

Code:

# usermod -l <New Name> <Old Name>

Replace <New Name> with the new username you want and replace <Old Name> with the current user name (or the old username). Hope it helps!

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