A name used to gain access to a computer system.

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How to restore facebook username?

I changed my facebook user name with misspelling, is there any way to restore the old one? PS I asked for restoring process because this answer mentioned that Facebook agreement allows the user to ...
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Is there any way to change my facebook username more than once?

I know you guys know a lot about web applications, and I was wondering if there was some way I could go into the site's code and directly edit the variable for my username? Or anything like that?
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Using a Previously used username that is no longer in use for my new facebook page

Facebook will not allow me to use "godjhavoc" as my username for my facebook page. The thing is, that username is no longer in use so I don't understand why facebook won't let me use it. Previously ...
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Changing your username on Delicious

Is it possible to change your username on Delicious? I have an old account with all my bookmarks and I would like to change my username. Is the only solution exporting your existing bookmarks from ...
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Sending Username ad password through url [closed]

I am trying to send a user name and a password through url, for example I am login inn in a page using the text field provided in the page but actually sending those username and password to another ...
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Username change on Transifex

Is there are any way to change username on Transifex?
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How do I change my username on Trello after I set up my account with my Google account?

I set up my Trello account by using the "Log In With Google Account" option. That created a username for me. I don't like that username. Can it be changed? If so, how?
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I want to add Gmail to my Google Account, but Google won’t let me change my username

Now, to fully understand my problem I have to tell you that my parents own an Android tablet (which one is irrelevant). After not being able to sign into Google Play with my main Google account (which ...
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I want a new unique online identity - how to find one?

I want to start a new online identity and use a single common identifier on as many sites as possible. What web apps or other methods are available for me to check if my proposed nickname is already ...
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How can I get out of this mess (need help getting back a username I used to own)?

I'm trying to get a Facebook username for my website's fan page (hereafter referred to as myusername). Unfortunately for me the situation is rather complicated as I didn't do things properly in the ...
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Is there any way to claim an abandoned Twitter name?

I've been in the process of trying to switch over my username on various online services to a common name. I've been fortunate to get most of the ones I want (GMail, Facebook) but one that has eluded ...
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Thoughts on Unique Professional Username Naming Schemes [closed]

Assume a service whereby everyone who has an english name has a user account. This means there could potentially be billions of user accounts. The primary constraint is that usernames must be ...
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Generating unique usernames based on an existing username

I want to add a 2nd gmail account. It will have my name in it yet, I don't need Google Apps as I don't need a domain and I don't need another Google Account. My name is very common so takes awhile ...
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What if I forget my username for the Euler Project site?

I used Project Euler for a while, then stupidly changed my username, which I cannot remember now. I, of course, cannot login since I don’t remember my username. Moreover, I cannot reset my password ...
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Google Code shows my email some.thing@gmail.com, where can I change this?

I've been using Google Code as a regular User (not developer!) for some time, e.g. creating or commenting on issues. However it always bothered me that it always shows my full email to me there: ...
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How can I create a Facebook page for a company who's name less than 5 characters long?

I would like to know the right procedure for a companies that have less that 5 characters to register their page username. Facebook Pages have this restriction "Usernames must be at least 5 ...
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If converting a Facebook profile to a Facebook page then is the username retained?

Facebook provides a facility to convert a profile to a page. But is the username also transferred to the page? (that is what I want).
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Facebook how to move my User name to a Page in the same account?

When I first opened a Facebook account in 2008, I did not understand about Pages. But in a misguided attempt to "reserve" my website name, happiocracy.com, I used it as my personal user name. So I got ...
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Recover old gmail username

I'm looking to recover the username from a Google Account that I deleted a couple years ago. The username is "stevenheidel". All I want is the name, don't require any information from the account. ...
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How to remove Facebook username and return to profile ID?

I want to remove (not change) my Facebook username, so that my profile page should be accessible from my ID number. Is this even possible?
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How can I register a username for YouTube?

My friend has a Google Account, iwantthis. She has the iwantthis@gmail.com e-mail address, but at registration, she wasn't able to register the iwantthis YouTube name, insted she has ...
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How do I change my username for Google Code without creating a profile?

At the moment Google Code displays my username as a not-very-well-obscured version of my email address. This setting can be changed at https://code.google.com/hosting/settings - it can be switched to ...
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What happens to my old email username after I close down my account?

What happens to my web based email (i.e. Gmail, Yahoo) username after I completely close down my account? Is the username I closed down made available to new users or is it retired for good?
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Can I remove a '.' from my Gmail username?

I know it doesn't make much of a difference, as Gmail forwards all messages to "john.doe" and "johndoe" to the same inbox, but I don't want it there anymore. The . shows up whenever my Gmail username ...
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Is there a way to not be shown in the list of potential users in Trello?

Is there any way of preventing being listed in the user suggestions list when adding some to a project?
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Change my Gmail sender address from firstname.lastname to firstnamelastname

When I created my Gmail account, I used firstname.lastname as my username. But now I would prefer to use firstnamelastname (without the dot in between) for everything - so it's the very same username ...
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Is it possible to change my username on youtube?

Is it possible to change my username on YouTube? If not, is there a way to move my videos from one account to another new one? (an automated way, rather than downloading them then uploading them to ...
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Is there any way to get a squatted username back?

When trying to find a unique branding for a product, it's hard to find an online username that's free on all desired sites. Even though the .com might be free, someone (real/fake/inactive person, bot, ...
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Manage users in Trac

Is there a convenient way to manage users (add user, change passwords, etc.) with Trac? Adam
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Is it possible to change your MyOpenID.com username?

I have been poking around for a while and can't seem to find anywhere to do it or if it is even possible so.. Is it possible to change your MyOpenID.com username?