# Error while trying to change the username of an inactive account

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-while-trying-to-change-the-username-of-an-inactive-account/25986>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [Mars 4, 2015, 9:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-while-trying-to-change-the-username-of-an-inactive-account/25986 "2015-03-04T21:10:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![watchmanmonitor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/watchmanmonitor/32/430970_2.png) [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Post date:** [Juin 5, 2016, 2:30 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-while-trying-to-change-the-username-of-an-inactive-account/25986/4 "2016-06-05T14:30:40Z")

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So that I can correct it before I approve them, allowing me to set a username (first initial, then surname) that will allow their full name show on their profile.

We all want to know who each other are in our boards, and they don’t know that (currently) the default username hides their full name as redundant information.

Changing it before approval means they don’t have to deal with a change later.

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