edit user

[Michael Velez]

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> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Muhammad Rizwan
> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 3:05 AM
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> Hello
> 
> Is it possible to edit full name of system user through command line?
> 
> Any idea?
> 
> Thanks
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There are two ways edit the name of a user

If you want to change the full name of user foo:

usermod -c "New Name" foo

Or

chfn -f "New Name" foo

If you need to do more complex pattern changes, you should use the stream
editor 'sed'.  However, I think the above would satisfy what you need.

Documentation exists on both these commands in the man pages.

Michael