[SOLVED] Problem - Changing general user name via terminal as root possible?
by LinWinux from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6EVKG)
Hi everyone,
Ran into a bit of a problem with MX today. The default installation of MX via my personal image on any of my machines always has the same user name installed by default. That user has root and general privileges because it is intended for that user to be the only user on that particular computer.
So we're on vacation and I wanted to transfer some files from a downstairs computer with MX to an upstairs computer with MX by means of Dukto which I really like for local file transfers. But I hadn't previously thought about the fact that an issue might arise when attempting to transfer files between machines which had the same user name ... even though the IP number on each machine is obviously *NOT* the same. Because of this (same user names), Dukto did not want to cooperate.
No problem, open up MX Tools, go to the user Manager, then change user name of one user to another name in order to get Dukto to work by finally recognizing two different users. Nope, couldn't be done. Why? Because MX gave me an error message that I couldn't change the exiting user name while being logged into that account. Message requires logging out and then in again as a different user.
Okay, that makes sense.
So I log out and then in again as root into the system.
Totally different screen layout, options, etc. since the root user is ??? a different user.
Back to MX tools, change user name, select the desired user from the drop down menu ... nope, still no go.
Can't be logged in as root, have to log out and then back in as a different standard ??? user. Huh, say what ???
Okay, so now I'm getting frustrated. What's the point of having a root user (God account) if the root user isn't permitted to do anything and everything on the machine?
I don't want to create an entire new user account just for the sake of moving a few files back and forth. That seems a bit redundant to me. Is there some way of accomplishing the change of a user name via the terminal after being logged into the root account again? It would seem to me that a root user within a root account should be able to accomplish this .... Or alternatively is there an App which accomplishes the same thing that Dukto does, but instead of using the user names an app which uses the IP number on a machine instead?
Hmmm, perhaps filezilla on a local level?
Thanks for any assistance.
Ran into a bit of a problem with MX today. The default installation of MX via my personal image on any of my machines always has the same user name installed by default. That user has root and general privileges because it is intended for that user to be the only user on that particular computer.
So we're on vacation and I wanted to transfer some files from a downstairs computer with MX to an upstairs computer with MX by means of Dukto which I really like for local file transfers. But I hadn't previously thought about the fact that an issue might arise when attempting to transfer files between machines which had the same user name ... even though the IP number on each machine is obviously *NOT* the same. Because of this (same user names), Dukto did not want to cooperate.
No problem, open up MX Tools, go to the user Manager, then change user name of one user to another name in order to get Dukto to work by finally recognizing two different users. Nope, couldn't be done. Why? Because MX gave me an error message that I couldn't change the exiting user name while being logged into that account. Message requires logging out and then in again as a different user.
Okay, that makes sense.
So I log out and then in again as root into the system.
Totally different screen layout, options, etc. since the root user is ??? a different user.
Back to MX tools, change user name, select the desired user from the drop down menu ... nope, still no go.
Can't be logged in as root, have to log out and then back in as a different standard ??? user. Huh, say what ???
Okay, so now I'm getting frustrated. What's the point of having a root user (God account) if the root user isn't permitted to do anything and everything on the machine?
I don't want to create an entire new user account just for the sake of moving a few files back and forth. That seems a bit redundant to me. Is there some way of accomplishing the change of a user name via the terminal after being logged into the root account again? It would seem to me that a root user within a root account should be able to accomplish this .... Or alternatively is there an App which accomplishes the same thing that Dukto does, but instead of using the user names an app which uses the IP number on a machine instead?
Hmmm, perhaps filezilla on a local level?
Thanks for any assistance.