From: Gordon@leaf.net.nz   
      
   On 2025-10-21, Alan K.  wrote:   
   > On 10/21/25 8:43 AM, s|b wrote:   
   >> I work as a volunteer and help people out with (small) digital problems:   
   >> installing apps on their smartphone, explain how they work...   
   >>   
   >> My "boss" wanted to play around with Linux, so he gave me an old laptop   
   >> and I installed Linux Mint 22.2 Cinnamon 64-bit. He was very impressed   
   >> and has been experimenting since, but he just contacted me about a   
   >> problem. Apparently he changed the name of the Home folder (in the GUI)   
   >> from 'Myname' to 'Organisationname' and now he can't login anymore. He   
   >> sent me a screenshot that says:   
   >>   
   >> Myname   
   >>   
   >> Incorrect password, please try again   
   >>   
   >> What I found weird is that my name is with a capital; the login I gave   
   >> was without capital letter. (But I vaguely remember giving 'Myname' when   
   >> it was asked during installation.)   
   >>   
   >> He says he tried in Terminal with sudo, but it doesn't work. He also   
   >> says he can't change the login to 'Organisationname', it seems stuck to   
   >> 'Myname'. (I set up the laptop to autologin after boot.)   
   >>   
   >> I'm in way over my head. I can install a Linux OS, install extra   
   >> software, work with Wine to a certain degree, change small stuff, but I   
   >> have never encountered this. I still haven't dumped Windows and switched   
   >> 100% to Linux. I haven't got the laptop with me (yet), but I've   
   >> searched, even asked Grok, and it all seems to come down to command   
   >> lines in the Terminal.   
   >>   
   >> Is there a simple solution to this? I would appreciate some tips.   
   >> (Remember, I don't have the laptop yet.)   
   >>   
   >> Tnx!   
   >>   
   > I agree with Dan.   You don't mess with the 'home' folder.   You don't do it   
   in Windows,   
   > you don't do it in Linux.   Too many things are "/home//.config/"  etc.   
   >   
   Some understanding would help here as well. Changing /home/MyName to   
   /home/TheOrganisation means that you are trying to log in as another user   
   which is not possible. As pointed out above the .config files are there for   
   a reason.   
      
   Add a new user, TheOrganisation is the way to also an option.   
      
      
      
      
   > Unless he has done a huge amount of custom work or data entry, I'd just   
   reformat as Dan   
   > says.    I hope your boss lives close.   
   >   
   > And Linux is case sensitive where Windows is not.   
   > /home/Boss/Documents is not the same as /home/boss/documents.   
   > Also spaces in certain places complicates things and usually messes up the   
   works.   It's a   
   > crap shoot as to where, but now and then a piece of code assumes spaces and   
   newlines are   
   > dividers between items.   
   >   
      
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