Changing user name?

[kcode]

Can we change the user name? If not, why?

thanks

[jpeddicord]

Can we change the user name? If not, why?

thanks

Usernames usually aren't changed without a very good reason, such as a privacy issue or you accidentally used an e-mail for a username. There is a topic on here somewhere, but I can't seem to find it.

[matthew]

From the Forum FAQ (http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=48):

Can I change my username?
No. Usernames can not be changed - dashes can not be added, lowercase cannot be made uppercase, etc. However, you may choose to create a new account. The only exceptions to this are extreme cases, such as when a user has been harassed by another user.
Note: If you do make a new account, you will have to transfer all information yourself, as we will not do this for you. Also, we can't transfer your statistics (beans, account age and the like) to the new account.