# Can I rename "system" user permanently?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-rename-system-user-permanently/14909>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [Abril 20, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-rename-system-user-permanently/14909 "2014-04-20T14:51:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Post date:** [Março 23, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-rename-system-user-permanently/14909/15 "2017-03-23T16:48:39Z")

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> [@niemeyer](#):
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> I see there’s a system user setting now.

The is a site setting `site contact username` that allows the automatic messages to come from another user.

Renaming the `system` user isn’t configurable yet, but changing the automatic messages to an active admin of the site solves that need.

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