Users and Groups
Change a user account
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You can change some information in a user accountÐthe location of the home directory, the user's language, or the login shell, for example.

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1	Log in as root on any network computer.
	If you don't log in as root, you can type the root password when 
	you start UserManager. 
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2	Double-click UserManager in /NextAdmin.   
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3	Choose User ¬ Open from the UserManager menu.  
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4	Select the domain where the user account is stored, select the account you want to change, and click OK ;../Reference/Tools/UserManager/UserManagerPanels/SelectNIDomainPanel.rtfd;;¬.
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5	Enter the new information in the user's window ;../Reference/Tools/UserManager/UserManagerPanels/NewUserWindow.rtfd;;¬.
	You can change the user's full name, home directory pathname, and login€shell. You can also choose a different language or a different user€template.
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6	Click User ¬ Save from the UserManager menu.
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7    Click OK to confirm the new user information.

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Related topics (click a ¬)
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Concepts
Need a quick review of the user accounts and their contents?
;AboutUsersAndGroups.rtfd;;¬	About users and groups

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How to
Want to remove an individual user account?
;RemoveUserAccount.rtfd;;¬	Remove a user account

Need to change a user's default group? Or move a user to a new group?
;ChangeGroupMembership.rtfd;;¬	Change a user's group membership