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[-] Patch@feddit.uk 2 points 7 months ago

If a machine is going to have multiple users (all my computers have multiple profiles for family members) all those users have to be called something, and I've not got the energy or the creativity to come up with fun and funky usernames for every system when my actual name is more than good enough.

[-] toastal@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago

Username is required for the home folder & login; name isn’t required for anything

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