How to change the default "admin" username to be something else?

[humptydumpty]

At first glance, it doesn't seem I can make a second user an admin or change the username of the default admin account to something less obvious. Is it possible?

[humptydumpty]

checked upstream and found no answer to this - opened a discussion about it here: https://github.com/ellite/Wallos/discussions/683

[humptydumpty]

Upstream dev said the username is chosen during initial registration, so I'm guessing it's hardcoded in the packaging. Any way around this?

[girish]

yes, hardcoded in packaging. But I guess you can change it in the sqlite3 db directly . It is in /app/data/db/wallos.db . From a quick test, update user set username='girish' where username='admin'; works in the sqlite3 prompt...

[humptydumpty]

@girish Worked like a charm. Thanks Girish!

To make it easier for other noobs like myself, do the following:

Run these commands using the app's terminal in your Cloudron dashboard (one line at a time).

cd /app/data/db
sqlite3 wallos.db
UPDATE user SET username='your_new_username' WHERE username='admin';
CTRL+D

Notes: Replace your_new_username above with your chosen username. Restart the app. Now, log in using the new username and your old admin password.

P.S. Use Ctrl + Shift + V for pasting in the terminal.