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Date:      Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:54:30 +0100 (CET)
From:      "Julien Gabel" <jpeg@thilelli.net>
To:        "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: how to change the name of root?
Message-ID:  <25965.194.119.92.65.1069235670.squirrel@webmail.thilelli.net>
In-Reply-To: <20031119094538.GC1319@watt.intra.caraldi.com>
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>> When I  get admin emails from  my remote boxes, or  send messages from
>> them, they are from root or charlie root. How do I change this?

> I would use vipw(1) to edit the password database.

Or you can use the pw(8) command this way :
# pw user mod -n root -c "WhatYouWant"

--
-jg.



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