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[SOLVED]Change username or delete account

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[SOLVED]Change username or delete account

#1 Post by inanexxii »

Is there anyway to change your username, and if not is there anyway to delete your own account?
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Re: Change username or delete account

#2 Post by reinob »

as root:

# usermod -l newname oldname

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Re: Change username or delete account

#3 Post by golinux »

reinob wrote:as root:

# usermod -l newname oldname
He wants to change or delete his user on this forum not on his machine.

inanisxxii . . . You could ask a mod who has privileges to do that. Not many of those hang out here these days. Mostly it's spam nannies (in purple).
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#4 Post by reinob »

golinux wrote:He wants to change or delete his user on this forum not on his machine.
Oops. Didn't see the forum name :)

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#5 Post by GarryRicketson »

The only way to do that is contact a forum admin:
HOWTO contact forum moderators/admins
That is the best way to go about doing that. Please do not create a "sock puppet" account.
You could ask a mod who has privileges to do that. Not many of those hang out here these days. Mostly it's spam nannies (in purple).
So now I am a "spam nannie" ? :D
But also, this is not true, there usually is a admin that checks in daily, at different times and performs the tasks , I or a moderators can not do, or are not authorized too do.
However, after you contact a admin, also please be patient, it may take a little while, I suppose that depends on how much time the admin has , when they are here and how many other things need to be done.

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Re: Change username or delete account

#6 Post by inanexxii »

ya was asking about the forum. lol so i need to PM an admin, got it. thanks guys

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Re: [SOLVED]Change username or delete account

#7 Post by hifigraz »

really no possibility to delete an account yourself? Even facebook has ....

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Re: [SOLVED]Change username or delete account

#8 Post by spacex »

hifigraz wrote:really no possibility to delete an account yourself? Even facebook has ....
Its a good thing that users can not delete an account themselves. It would have led to a lot of people changing accounts frequently, for example after they have made a fool of themselves with a username, or misbehaved. We want people to be able to stand for everything that they write here.

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