User name misspelled

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#1

bearzillLa@ has one too many L’s this is in my name portion, not my email, i tried linux help and got 4563 responses. None of which i relate to. i am new to linux. On an earlier topic looking to make my printer work, it was suggested i download linux printer drivers. Great, except now I discover my name is misspelled and the download won’t work. Thank you…b3

#3

This seems to be related to the following thread, but not to tag “writer”

#4

What is exactly the question?

  • Do you want to only change the home directory name?
    Use command usermod:
    usermod --home /home/your_new_home_directory_name your_login
    This will move your home directory to the new location and update your user properties in the OS database in /etc.

  • Do you want to change a user name in your Linux installation? And also the home directory name?
    Again, the solution is usermod:
    usermod --login new_login your_login

    You can combine both in a single command:
    usermod --home /home/bearzilla --login bearzilla bearzillLa

#2

this is all in the control alt T area of linux

#5

None of this working to change bearzillla@Hebrew$357 the Hebrew$357 is a similar name to the real name…bearzillla before @ is only what i am wanting to change. Thank you for your patience and kindness…b3

#6

Anything right of the @ is NOT your username, but the host-name of your environment.

#7

Please read the guidelines for using this site. It is not a forum, i.e. it is not made of “conversations” (usually called “threads”. Here, you ask a question and you wait for answers. When the question is not clear enough, comments are added to request additional information. The same when answers need further development.

You already posted two “non-answers” where are rather comments over other comments (but which ones?). By using answers instead of comment, you make contributors think the question has been solve and lose chances of getting the one you’re expected (because the number of answers is shown in the home page).

Repost your non-answers as comments and then delete them.


Regarding *bearzillla\@host_name*, this is a part of the prompt in a terminal window. The *bearzillla* part will change after using `usermod` command, **BUT**: - you can't change the current user (this would create a mess) - the command needs superuser privilege

Consequently, you must log into your machine as root (or another user, then elevate to superuser privilege).

Change contents of file /etc/hostname to change your hostname and reboot. Once again, access to this file requires superuser privilege.

More generally, you can get help by typing man in a terminal or using a GUI utility to access the help system. System management commands are described in chapter 8.

#8

Chapter 8 of what? I am trying to avoid a mess–how do i sign into superuser privilege? steps to log into machine as a root? i do not need another user to complicate it even more.
to the right of @ is host name to the left of @ is called what? very new to linux

#9

Thats your username

and please use the Comment button instead Suggest a Solution

#10

Your problem is not a Writer or more generally LO problem. You need basic training to Linux.

Linux (any distribution; by the way, you didn’t mention yours) comes with a built-in help system which can be invoked with command man (for “manual”) or man command-name. Help is organised in chapters; chapter 1 for user commands, chapter 8 for system management, chapter 5 for [system] file formats. There is usually a user-friendly GUI to access help (varies with distro and desktop manager).

To protect you against your own mistakes, not all commands are allowed for “common” users. Some of them can only be launched if you have superuser privilege because they can potentially damage your system. You escalate to superuser with command su or sudo.

But as I said, you can’t modify an active user. Consequently, you must login as root if you have only a single user configured on your machine. The password for root is the one you defined when you installed everything on your computer. Note that some distros don"t allow to login as root (once again to prevent attacks from the outside).

The full form of the terminal prompt is user_name@host_name. The username is at left of the @ sign.

Try to find easy Linux tutorials because this site is dedicated to LO. There are courtesy tips on Linux but this not the primary goal.

#12

karolus,
Thank you! I did not know to use the comment button! what is to the left of @ called?

#13

My mistake. To the left is username!!!

#11

Thank you!!!

#14

on 21.2 linux, terminal help chapters are located where?
image in an email–how to copy and paste image to send to another email address? shift control c & shift control v do not copy and paste the image

#15

Linux is a very generic term. By itself, Linux is just the kernel of the OS, the software part which makes the hardware usable for something else than a paperweight. Linux kernel has given birth to many many (×7) different flavours which created “eco-systems” called distributions. You didn’t name yours. So identifying which one with only “21.2” as a version number is next to impossible.

I remind you this site is dedicated to LibreOffice not Linux in general, nor your distro in particular.

Your questions are about learning how to use a Linux-powered computer. Matters are complicated by the fact that you have the choice (and a very rich choice) of desktop metaphors. Best answers to your questions will be given in the Q&A site dedicated to your distro. I can give you a hint if you post the output of the following terminal command:

 cat /etc/os-release

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