How to rename user, Manjaro MATE

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[root tip] [How To] Change username

Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆ Implications to consider Configuration file may no longer work as expected. Scripts and service units relying on the old username. Symlinks may point to invalid destinations. The easy way Backup your important files. Create a new user a. Standard useruseradd -mUG <new_user_name> b. Admin useruseradd -mUG lp,network,power,wheel <new_user_name> Remove the previous user and the user’s homeuserdel -rf <old_user_name> Restore the files to the new user. The hard way Us…