Change the Username and Hostname on Ubuntu
Abstract: If you didn't give a perfect user name and host name(the computer name), you can change them later.
Change the username
At the start screen press Ctrl+Alt+F1
.
Log in using your username and password.
Set a password for the "root" account.
sudo passwd root
Log out.
exit
Log in using the "root" account and the password you have previously set.
Change the username and the home folder to the new name that you want.
usermod -l <newname> -d /home/<newname> -m <oldname>
Change the group name to the new name that you want. I'm not so sure about which group should I change to
groupmod -n <newgroup> <oldgroup>
Lock the "root" account.
passwd -l root
If you were using ecryptfs (encrypted home directory). Mount your encrypted directory using ecryptfs-recover-private
and edit <mountpoint>/.ecryptfs/Private.mnt
to reflect your new home directory.
Log out.
exit
Press Ctrl+Alt+F7
.
Change the hostname, which is the computer name
Type the following command to edit /etc/hostname using nano or vi text editor:
sudo nano /etc/hostname
Delete the old name and setup new name.
Next Edit the /etc/hosts file:
sudo nano /etc/hosts
Replace any occurrence of the existing computer name with your new one.
Reboot the system to changes take effect:
sudo reboot
Change the password
passwd
Super easy, isn't it?