# Edit usernames in Manage Library Access **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Tags:** server-windows\ **Created:** [August 30, 2022, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/edit-usernames-in-manage-library-access/808515 "2022-08-30T10:52:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sulphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@Sulphy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Sulphy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/edit-usernames-in-manage-library-access/808515/1 "2022-08-30T10:52:49Z")
So weird thing, some updates ago, my shared users names have been truncated with randomised numbers.. ie: user afalcon now displays as afalco5 … and i am unable to edit the name or view the email address. Does anyone know of a way i can edit my user names please?? Just to clarify, edit users .. and not my own account 😉 Thanks!!! ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/edit-usernames-in-manage-library-access/808515/2 "2022-08-30T10:54:24Z")
Only these users themselves can edit their user names. Basically let them go to plex.tv, sign in with each their own credentials, then go to [https://app.plex.tv/desktop/#!/settings/account](https://app.plex.tv/desktop/#!/settings/account) and let them set a “Full Name”. > [@Sulphy](#): > > some updates ago, my shared users names have been truncated with randomised numbers… ie: user afalcon now displays as afalco5 You got that wrong. These users didn’t have _user names._ They had only email addresses. In order to protect their identity a bit better, they all got assigned user names automatically. ---
**Author:** ![Sulphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@Sulphy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Sulphy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/edit-usernames-in-manage-library-access/808515/3 "2022-08-30T10:56:49Z")
Oh dang! Ok, thanks for the quick reply!! So there isnt any way on my end to alias them then? Like i can in Tautulli? If not, i might feature request this then 😛 ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/edit-usernames-in-manage-library-access/808515/4 "2022-08-30T10:57:40Z")
I’m pretty certain that there is such a request already in existence. Don’t create a new one or it will get shot down quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Sulphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@Sulphy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Sulphy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/edit-usernames-in-manage-library-access/808515/5 "2022-08-30T11:02:03Z")
Thanks OttoKerner! Enjoy the rest of your day 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![adefaria](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/adefaria/32/300475_2.png) [@adefaria](https://forums.plex.tv/u/adefaria)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/edit-usernames-in-manage-library-access/808515/6 "2022-08-30T12:42:33Z")
I posted a similar question here (funny how it seems so hard to find the posts you have done) but it was a question, not a feature request. I guess I just assumed there’s gotta be a way to do this and I just didn’t know how. Seems like basic functionality o me. Not only should Plex allow you to alias your friends with names so you can remember them, but Tautulli should also take that from PMS instead of having to reinvent the wheel themselves. Don’t think this will be implemented any time soon though. 'Tis a shame. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/edit-usernames-in-manage-library-access/808515/7 "2022-08-30T13:23:40Z")
Here’s the suggestion Otto mentioned earlier > [@Customize friend names/icons](https://forums.plex.tv/t/customize-friend-names-icons/800979): > > I wish it was possible to set “friendly” names and icons I recognize for “friends” that use my Plex server. You know, those people with their own accounts and received an invite from me? Few (if any) of mine have chosen to set anything (or what they’ve set doesn’t pass to my server) so I see user names like xyzzy3.1415 which aren’t especially useful. The icons are just a letter on a colored background, but most of them appear to be a letter that doesn’t seem related to the user’s real name, s… ---
**Author:** ![Sulphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@Sulphy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Sulphy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/edit-usernames-in-manage-library-access/808515/8 "2022-08-30T14:10:40Z")
Thanks, i cast my vote! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![adefaria](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/adefaria/32/300475_2.png) [@adefaria](https://forums.plex.tv/u/adefaria)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/edit-usernames-in-manage-library-access/808515/9 "2022-08-30T14:20:37Z")
Cast mine too! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/edit-usernames-in-manage-library-access/808515/10 "2022-11-28T14:20:40Z")
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