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Change Superuser name in Ubuntu?

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Mar 15, 20264205 views
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I mistyped my superuser. It should be "masi" instead of "maasi". I do not want to configure and install all packages again. How can I change it?

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If you're not talking about UID 0 (which is almost always called root, and probably hardcoded as that name in a few admin applications), then the 'super user' is just a user in the group. You can use the method mentioned above (though make sure you …

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