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# usermod
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> Modify a user account.
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> See also: `users`, `useradd`, `userdel`.
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> More information: <https://manned.org/usermod>.
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- Change a username:
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`sudo usermod {{[-l|--login]}} {{new_username}} {{username}}`
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- Change a user ID:
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`sudo usermod {{[-u|--uid]}} {{id}} {{username}}`
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- Change a user shell:
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`sudo usermod {{[-s|--shell]}} {{path/to/shell}} {{username}}`
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- Add a user to supplementary groups (mind the lack of whitespace):
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`sudo usermod {{[-aG|--append --groups]}} {{group1,group2,...}} {{username}}`
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- Remove a user from specific groups:
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`sudo usermod {{[-rG|--remove --groups]}} {{group1,group2,...}} {{username}}`
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- Change a user home directory:
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`sudo usermod {{[-m|--move-home]}} {{[-d|--home]}} {{path/to/new_home}} {{username}}`
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- Lock an account:
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`sudo usermod {{[-L|--lock]}} {{username}}`
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- Unlock an account:
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`sudo usermod {{[-U|--unlock]}} {{username}}`
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