AFAIK you can't change the real username (login name) from gnome- control-center, only the display name (e.g. "full name"). How is the latter related to the home directory?
** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1956391 Title: Changing username from gnome-control-center does not change the user home directory or name within the OS Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Changing the username from gnome-control-center 's users panel does not change the user home directory or name within the OS. This is extremely confusing for UX and general user intent. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1956391/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp