# Change Plex Media Server user

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/change-plex-media-server-user/834240>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [March 12, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/change-plex-media-server-user/834240 "2023-03-12T17:03:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/change-plex-media-server-user/834240/2 "2023-03-12T17:38:37Z")

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Systemd uses override.conf file.

> [@Linux Tips](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/3):
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> Customizing your Plex configuration on systemd based systems This information is intended for those systems where cat /proc/1/comm returns systemd. On systems which use Systemd (Ubuntu 16+, Fedora, Centos 7, Debian 8,) you create this customization file which SystemD reads prior to launching PMS. This file is independent of the default configuration and service control mechanisms in /lib/systemd/system/plexmediaserver.service. Your customization override is preserved across updates, uninstal…

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