Changing domain name after account creation

NodeWorx General Discussion
1

I’d like to change a domian name after account creation. I pretty much put in a bogus domain name to force a certian UNIX user name. What would I need to change to change the domian name for the account by hand?

2

Unfortunatly you cannot just flat out change the domain name.

What I suggest is creating the new on, copying the data over, and then changing the owner.

3

eDixon is right, changing the domain is easier said than done.
If you goal is to force a particular unix user name, I recommend doing the following:

  1. set up the SiteWorx account with the real domain name
  2. useradd <newusername>
  3. edit the /etc/passwd file, change the <newusername> line so that the uid and gid sections match that of the user that was added by NodeWorx, and change the homedir to match as well.
  4. passwd <newusername>

That will allow you to login with the username you want to use.

Paul