ModifyUserName

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The instructions on this page may require deviations from standard procedures. A good understanding of linux and Koozali SME Server is recommended.


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Description

Modify the name of a an existing useraccount in SME


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This is NOT comprehensive and other action may be required


Commands

Install phpldapadmin - it will make life a lot easier.

https://wiki.contribs.org/Phpldapadmin

Login with phpldapadmin

Go to Users and select the user you wish to rename

At the bottom of the page change the UserName to the new name and save

Next change the email address in calFBURL and Email and the name of the home directory

Go to Groups

Select the cn and then rename it

CLI

In a terminal do the following:

Remove the samba user

smbpasswd -x user.old

Use vipw and vigr to edit passwd and groups

Change the username

vipw 

Change the shadow file vipw -s

Change the group

vipg

Change the shadow file

vipg -s

Move the users home directory

mv /home/e-smith/files/users/user.old /home/e-smith/files/users/user.new

Carefully edit

/home/e-smith/db/accounts

Also expand:

expand-template /etc/e-smith/pam/accounts.allow
expand-template /etc/e-smith/pam/accounts.deny
expand-template /etc/e-smith/pam/users.allow 

Add a new user name in samba. Set the password the same as the uix password

smbpasswd add -a user
signal-event console-save

In server manager change/remove pseudonyms

You should be able to test samba with

smbclient -L ip_of_net_interface -U your_user_name

Notes/ToDo

If you have issues with the samba user and uid

https://access.redhat.com/solutions/898103 (account required to view)

In /etc/passwd change the user name to match /etc/samba/smbpasswd user name

No remove the old user

smbpasswd -x user.old

In /etc/passwd change the user name back to the new name

Add a new user

smbpasswd add -a user

Set a password and then synchronise the accounts

signal-event user-modify user

LazyAdminTool

There may be a method with the LAT tool but this has not been tested.

Backup. Change username and restore. Play with the files of the user