# Changing the default System account user name

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-default-system-account-user-name/84803>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [April 8, 2018, 6:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-default-system-account-user-name/84803 "2018-04-08T06:25:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-default-system-account-user-name/84803/7 "2019-01-06T00:31:46Z")

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Specifying an alternative account is safe, altering system is not.

Be aware that if you specify a new user that isn’t a person you will need to check the PMs and stuff, otherwise users could interact with it and never get a response.

Part of why system is looks and is named the way it is serves to deter such stuff.

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