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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?










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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

















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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?










share|improve this question






















  • 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













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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?










share|improve this question














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?







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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

















  • 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










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