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# 1  
Old 03-15-2006
Change users login name
Hi,

I need to change some users login name in AIX. With solaris i donīt had problems, i have used "usermod". But in AIX the usermod command donīt have the same behavior. Can someone give me a tip on how to perform these changes?

Thanks in advance.
# 2  
Old 03-15-2006
Can't you assign them a new user id with the mkuser command?
# 3  
Old 03-15-2006
Hi jyoung,

I donīt want change the uid. I need to change de login name without change the uid.

Regards.
# 4  
Old 03-15-2006
would there be a problem with removing the user and re-adding with the new name but with original UID?
# 5  
Old 03-16-2006
Hi ScatterBrain,

No, itīs not a problem. But in Solaris a donīt need to do that, i can just rename the account. Recreate the user is the only solution to rename it in AIX?

Regards.
# 6  
Old 03-17-2006
You can do the same in AIX, the command is "chuser". See "man chuser" for a detailed explanation.

bakunin
# 7  
Old 03-17-2006
bakuninm I don't see the option to change the username in the man page. None of the attributes seem to cover this.
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