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Change Username in Linux

This document provides instructions for changing a username in Linux. It shows running the "id" command on the old username "matt", using the "usermod" command with the "-l" flag to change the username from "matt" to "scott", and running "id" on the new username "scott" to verify the change.

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Change Username in Linux

This document provides instructions for changing a username in Linux. It shows running the "id" command on the old username "matt", using the "usermod" command with the "-l" flag to change the username from "matt" to "scott", and running "id" on the new username "scott" to verify the change.

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HOW TO CHANGE USERNAME IN LINUX

old username: matt


new username: scott
# id matt
# usermod -l scott matt
# id scott

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