https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=450590
Bug ID: 450590
Summary: Unable to rename user, if it is due to existing home
folder, no error is shown stating this
Product: systemsettings
Version: 5.24.1
Platform: Neon Packages
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: minor
Priority: NOR
Component: kcm_users
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: t...@funk.co.nz
CC: uhh...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
Normally my username is `tom`.
A fresh install is done as user `neon`.
Now I wish to rename neon back to tom, and change ~ folder from /home/neon to
/home/tom
Minor GUI issue in `Manage Users` in system settings: "There was an error
saving changes". It is unable to perform user login name change. User is still
"neon".
Perhaps I will fix with the usermod CLI command, but not sure where to start.
You can see my attempts to fix this here:
cat /etc/passwd | grep 1000
neon:x:1000:1000:Tom Atkinson:/home/neon:/bin/bash
ls -la /home
drwxr-xr-x 1 neon neon 5692 Feb 20 10:19 neon
drwxr-xr-x 1 neon neon 5660 Feb 20 05:41 tom
usermod -d /home/tom neon
usermod: user neon is currently used by process 1909
sudo usermod -d /home/tom neon
usermod: user neon is currently used by process 1909
usermod --login tom neon
usermod: user neon is currently used by process 1909
Maybe I will try this as root prior to graphical login so I will file this
report for now: I made this report in case noobs be vexed by it (after entering
admin creds it would be nice if panel could detect the permissions issues and
ask to fix it automagically).
- I installed KDE with user 1000 as "neon" with home inside root /
- then i decide i want to mount a home partition at /home and access /home/tom
my normal user account. i install with username neon to protect that folder
somewhat when installing fresh copy of linux.
- cd /home mv neon neon_factory #before i delete i backup factory settings in
case
- cp -al tom/ neon/ #bringing my old home folder across
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EXPECTED RESULT
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