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Rename a linux user (and their home folder) with Ansible
Ansible SSH as one user and Sudo as anotherAutomatically change remote user with sshfsAnsible lineinfile and Permissions of Parent DirectoryAllow ssh when g+w on user's home directoryauthorized_keys and with_items in AnsibleCompletely rename an unix userAd-hoc ansible command with vaultManaging multiple remote user accounts and pubkeys with AnsibleLinux: add an sftp user who can only access a web root subdirectory (not their home folder)Jenkins API intermittent authentication errors
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I have a linux user with various folders and files in their home:
User: foo
/home/foo/somefolder
I want to rename this user and move their home directory to end up with:
User: bar
/home/bar/somefolder
I would do this by hand with
sudo usermod --login new_username old_username
Followed by
sudo usermod --home /home/new_username --move-home new_username
Can I create an Ansible role to do this for me?
In Ansible's user module I can find:
home Optionally set the user's home directory.
move_home If set to yes when used with home=, attempt to move the user's old home directory to the specified directory if it isn't there already and the old home exists.
This sounds like a modify is intended, but how do specify the rename itself?
linux ansible users rename
asked May 6 at 10:31
WorpWorp
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I have a linux user with various folders and files in their home:
User: foo
/home/foo/somefolder
I want to rename this user and move their home directory to end up with:
User: bar
/home/bar/somefolder
I would do this by hand with
sudo usermod --login new_username old_username
Followed by
sudo usermod --home /home/new_username --move-home new_username
Can I create an Ansible role to do this for me?
In Ansible's user module I can find:
home Optionally set the user's home directory.
move_home If set to yes when used with home=, attempt to move the user's old home directory to the specified directory if it isn't there already and the old home exists.
This sounds like a modify is intended, but how do specify the rename itself?
linux ansible users rename
asked May 6 at 10:31
WorpWorp
13510
The move_home is intended for use when changing the location of an existing user. Renaming a user is not something that occurs often so no module exists for that; best just to do that via the shell module.
– wurtel
May 6 at 12:19
Best and easy way will be create new user and sync files if need any and delete/disable the old user. Reason for not recommending rename user is complexity.
– asktyagi
May 7 at 5:18
add a comment |
I have a linux user with various folders and files in their home:
User: foo
/home/foo/somefolder
I want to rename this user and move their home directory to end up with:
User: bar
/home/bar/somefolder
I would do this by hand with
sudo usermod --login new_username old_username
Followed by
sudo usermod --home /home/new_username --move-home new_username
Can I create an Ansible role to do this for me?
In Ansible's user module I can find:
home Optionally set the user's home directory.
move_home If set to yes when used with home=, attempt to move the user's old home directory to the specified directory if it isn't there already and the old home exists.
This sounds like a modify is intended, but how do specify the rename itself?
linux ansible users rename
asked May 6 at 10:31
WorpWorp
13510
I have a linux user with various folders and files in their home:
User: foo
/home/foo/somefolder
I want to rename this user and move their home directory to end up with:
User: bar
/home/bar/somefolder
I would do this by hand with
sudo usermod --login new_username old_username
Followed by
sudo usermod --home /home/new_username --move-home new_username
Can I create an Ansible role to do this for me?
In Ansible's user module I can find:
home Optionally set the user's home directory.
move_home If set to yes when used with home=, attempt to move the user's old home directory to the specified directory if it isn't there already and the old home exists.
This sounds like a modify is intended, but how do specify the rename itself?
linux ansible users rename
linux ansible users rename
asked May 6 at 10:31
WorpWorp
13510
asked May 6 at 10:31
WorpWorp
13510
asked May 6 at 10:31
WorpWorp
13510
asked May 6 at 10:31
WorpWorp
13510
asked May 6 at 10:31
WorpWorp
13510
13510
The move_home is intended for use when changing the location of an existing user. Renaming a user is not something that occurs often so no module exists for that; best just to do that via the shell module.
– wurtel
May 6 at 12:19
Best and easy way will be create new user and sync files if need any and delete/disable the old user. Reason for not recommending rename user is complexity.
– asktyagi
May 7 at 5:18
add a comment |
The move_home is intended for use when changing the location of an existing user. Renaming a user is not something that occurs often so no module exists for that; best just to do that via the shell module.
– wurtel
May 6 at 12:19
Best and easy way will be create new user and sync files if need any and delete/disable the old user. Reason for not recommending rename user is complexity.
– asktyagi
May 7 at 5:18
The move_home is intended for use when changing the location of an existing user. Renaming a user is not something that occurs often so no module exists for that; best just to do that via the shell module.
– wurtel
May 6 at 12:19
The move_home is intended for use when changing the location of an existing user. Renaming a user is not something that occurs often so no module exists for that; best just to do that via the shell module.
– wurtel
May 6 at 12:19
Best and easy way will be create new user and sync files if need any and delete/disable the old user. Reason for not recommending rename user is complexity.
– asktyagi
May 7 at 5:18
Best and easy way will be create new user and sync files if need any and delete/disable the old user. Reason for not recommending rename user is complexity.
– asktyagi
May 7 at 5:18
add a comment |
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The move_home is intended for use when changing the location of an existing user. Renaming a user is not something that occurs often so no module exists for that; best just to do that via the shell module.
– wurtel
May 6 at 12:19
Best and easy way will be create new user and sync files if need any and delete/disable the old user. Reason for not recommending rename user is complexity.
– asktyagi
May 7 at 5:18