Change Linux User login and Group

Jeffery — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 05:17:09 +0000

If you ever have the need to change a linux user’s login and home directory, here is a quick tip:

To change the users home directory, execute the following:

usermod -l  -d /home/ -m

And to change the group of the user, execute the following.

groupmod -n

Just make sure you are logged in as a different user before executing the same. You can either login as root user or create an other user with sudo privileges to execute the commands.

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Jeffery — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:45:27 +0000

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Change Linux User login and Group

openSUSE “Packaging Day II”