[CentOS] Modifying username

Sun Jun 14 21:59:35 UTC 2020
Jay Hart <jhart at kevla.org>


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>> Date: Sunday, June 14, 2020 17:26:42 -0400
>> From: Jay Hart <jhart at kevla.org>
>>
>>> On 6/14/20 1:39 PM, Jay Hart wrote:
>>>> You may need to modify /etc/shadow for consistency.
>>>>
>>>> I don't know what to do here.  Need some guidance please.
>>>
>>>
>>> Run "vipw -s" and make the same change to that file's record for
>>> ABCLast.
>>>
>>
>> In /etc/passwd the directory was shown in plain text.  So I just
>> moved over in the line and changed /home/ABCLast to /home/ALast.
>> Saved file, and exited.
>>
>> I don't see a directory name in /etc/shadow using 'vipw -s'
>>
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> The /etc/shadow file doesn't have the user directory information,
> rather the username and the password (and some other bits - man
> shadow for the details). With the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow out of
> sync - having different versions of the username - I suspect that the
> user can't log in. You should also fix the shadow group file
> (gshadow). Look at the man page for vipw for the command for doing
> that.
>

All files seem to have the correct updated username, and the user can login.

Jay

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