How to change the username and computer name?

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I clone my No.1 OS in VMware, the username and computer name are node1, now i clone it and want to make the cloned one's username and computer name became node2. how can i do ?

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 27 '13 at 08:11

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you can change hostname by editing /etc/hostname and user by usermod -l new_name you should also change homedir, so it would be easier to create new user? moving homedir can be done also with usermod, if necessary :)

answered Mar 27 '13 at 08:11

Štěpán Postránecký

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How to change the username and computer name?

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