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Changing your Account Name in Kali Linux

 

CTRL + ALT + F1            #Go to TTY1
sudo adduser TempUser       #create a new user account 
sudo adduser TempUser sudo     #Giving Sudo Privs
 exit  and login with TempUser
 sudo usermod -l newUsername kali        #most likely this fails, need to kill some running process

kill PID                          #kill the running process of Kali Account    
  sudo usermod -d /home/newHomeDir -m newUsername
sudo deluser TempUser       
sudo rm -r /home/TempUser       
CTRL+ALT+F7 
LOGIN WITH NEW ACCOUNT 

 

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