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Message #02414
Re: BUG: 10.10 Beta1: Cannot Change Login Name
On Sat, 18 Sep 2010 09:34:06 -0400
Pierre Yahoo <pierrewinnipeg@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am able to modify the Name of my user account (Users &
> Groups). However, that does not change the login name,
> which is what I and most people would want to do. If I try
> to login under the new name, it does not work. But the old
> one, even though it has been changed, still works.
>
> Is there an alternative way to do this? Can this bug be fixed?
>
> Thanks. Great Work!
>
This isn’t a bug, the name used at login is attached to more than the users home folder so a name change isn’t that simple and is quite possibly a security problems as well.
I believe the only work round is to create a new user and copy the contents of the old home folder, before deleting the old user.
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Steve Cook (Yorvyk)
http://lubuntu.net
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