How to change username in linux

How to modify the username in Linux: 1. Enter the terminal, execute the "su -" command, enter the password, and obtain root permissions; 2. Execute "usermod -l new username old username" or "groupmod - n New Username Old Username" command to modify the username; 3. Restart the computer.

The operating environment of this tutorial: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 system, Dell G3 computer.

How to change the user name in Linux

(Assume that the old user name is test and you want to change it to the new user name love)

1. Enter the terminal, enter: su - Enter, then enter the password to obtain root permissions. As shown below:

Enter: usermod -l love -d /home/love -m test and press Enter . As shown below:

or enter: groupmod -n love test and press Enter . As shown below:

#3. Restart the computer and the user name has been modified.

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