# Renaming Users

# Introduction

Configure user-rename.map to use a new user name for the users. The new user name will be visible in both the License Monitor and historical reports.

Apply the configurations shown in the Open iT server.

# Configuring `user-rename.map`

Open user-rename.map in the Configuration directory, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\Configuration.

Notice that it contains instructions on how to edit the file.
Specify the username with the following syntax:
```
MAP: New_UserName   
Old_UsernName
```
Empty lines are allowed — any line beginning with # as the first non-white character is considered a comment. Globbing is also supported.
Example
```
MAP: jsmith   
smith
```
This example renames smith as jsmith.
Save the changes.

Open user-rename.map in the etc directory, which is by default in /var/opt/openit/etc.

Notice that it contains instructions on how to edit the file.
Specify the username with the following syntax:
```
MAP: New_UserName   
Old_UsernName
```
Empty lines are allowed — any line beginning with # as the first non-white character is considered a comment. Globbing is also supported.
Example
```
MAP: jsmith   
smith
```
This example renames smith as jsmith.
Save the changes.