On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:42:24 -0500, Kevin Martin wrote: > Beartooth wrote: [...] >> No doubt, when he's done this a while, he'll alter them all. But >> if it were me, I'd prefer starting with *something* to work from, >> rather than having to re-invent my whole workspace(s) from scratch. Can >> I give that to him? How? > Rename the user in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow and wherever the users > home directory is to the new user. The uid will stay the same in this > case. The only problems that might arise is if the existing user name > is somehow embedded in any of the config files, data files, etc. that is > used for the session information, etc. Ehh ... Yes, alas! > FWIW, you might be better off doing another new install and handing him > a box with /his/ user name already in place with whatever tweaks, etc. > you setup for yourself. I would prefer that, on general principles, yes; and if I knew where all that tweakage lives, I'd make a master copy of it and save myself a lot of bother; I could just scp it to each new install. But my guess is that it's scattered all over Fedora in spots ... <sigh> -- Beartooth Staffwright, PhD, Neo-Redneck Linux Convert Remember I know precious little of what I am talking about. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
