# Can I rename "system" user permanently?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-rename-system-user-permanently/14909
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [20.Апрель.2014 14:51:05 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-rename-system-user-permanently/14909 "2014-04-20T14:51:05Z")
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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [08.Август.2014 02:04:16 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-rename-system-user-permanently/14909/5 "2014-08-08T02:04:16Z")

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~~Changing the system user name _should_ work OK in theory because we refer to the system user by ID and not name in the code … can you confirm @sam?~~

Do not change the system username, it is the unique identifier for the account.

In any case changing the system user avatar is definitely 100% safe.

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