On 07/07/2008, Keith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the suggestions. > > I do have root access and I had already tried sudo passwd .... and I get > the response "passwd: unknown user (user2)". That is why I had also > tried "System->Administration->Users and Groups" to add (user2). The > response to that was "Home directory already exists". I have tried to > change the name of that directory without success.
Keith, I don't have the thread in front of me but I seem to remember you reinstalling or similar at some point? It sounds like user2 has been removed from the system but its data hasn't. The easiest thing to do might be to rename the home directory, readd the user and then copy the data back across. So, in a terminal type: sudo mv /home/user2 /home/user2-tmp Then go to "System->Administration->Users and Groups" to add user2. Then do: sudo cp -a /home/user2-tmp/ /home/user2 The -a should keep the permissions intact (assuming the new user2 has the same user id as the previous user2). I think it will also copy all of the hidden (.*) files, but can't remember off the top of my head so it might be worth checking. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
