If for example,i wanted to change a user xxxx to yyyy without destroying (a) the home directory (b) not invoke copying from /etc/skeleton (c) not change the UID (d) recursivly change the ownership of all files placed across the system by xxxx to yyyy (e) retain permissions for the new user yyyy to access db files etc.(this last one maybe not work). How would this be done ??. -- Keith White Email { myfish@dial.pipex.com } - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>