How To Change Username In Arch Linux

Logoff. Switch to a tty console (Ctrl+Alt+F4).

Login as root.

Edit the following directories and replace the username
nano /etc/passwd
nano /etc/shadow
nano /etc/group

Finally, rename your current home folder
mv /home/oldusername /home/newusername

Reboot device 
reboot

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