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tldr/pages/linux/usermod.md
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usermod

Modifies a user account.

  • Change a user's name:

usermod -l {{newname}} {{user}}

  • Add user to supplementary groups (mind the whitespace):

usermod -a -G {{group1,group2}} {{user}}

  • Create a new home directory for a user and move their files to it:

usermod -m -d {{/path/to/home}} {{user}}