I'm trying to rename the standard user account "kali" in my Kali linux installation. I've tried two different ways.
First I used the root account to rename the user account and change the home directory the following way:
Using the root account:
pkill -9 -u old-username
usermod -l new-username old-username
usermod -d /home/new-user-name -m new-username
groupmod -n new-groupname old-groupname
The result is, when I try to log into the new account it seems some of it is working, like the browser I had previously open opens again etc. But the desktop doesn't fully load, I get no task bar etc.
The other way I tried is creating a new user, adding the user to the same groups as the current user. Copying over the home directory and chowning the new users directory:
sudo su
adduser new-username
adduser new-username sudo
adduser new-username netdev
#doing that with all other groups the old user is part of
cp -r /home/old-username /home/new-username
chown -R new-username:new-username /home/new-username
When I do that, some things seem to be working, but the desktop settings aren't copied and I don't have the previously installed apps or for example Firefox extensions.