System info: Fedra 35 Workstation
I just need help renaming the home diretory , thanks.
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Logout the graphical session, log in a text VT and set the root password:
Alt+Ctrl+F3
sudo passwd root
exit
Log in as root, terminate leftover user processes and move the home:
pkill -9 -u username
usermod -m -d /home/newhome username
exit
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Is there a easier way to do it , maybe ?
Not really, unless you create another user, grant it administrative privileges, log out and log in as the new user and then rename and move the home of the original user with the same commands.
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Thought so , thank you for assuring me. I will just have to get to know Fedoras systems environment becasue at the moment I think I might make a mistake if I try to performe the renaming action.
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And once you do, you’ll have major problems logging in because your home directory no longer exists as such. You’ll need to edit /etc/passwd to tell it where your new /home is, and you’d better make sure you’ve made a backup copy first.
No need, man usermod.
Well, that edits /etc/passwrd doesn’t it? And, it does it in a much safer way than doing it directly. Thanx for the correction!
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