# How can I change the name of a family member **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [April 7, 2021, 9:17am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-can-i-change-the-name-of-a-family-member/45861 "2021-04-07T09:17:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thobu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thobu/32/18357_2.png) [@thobu](https://community.homey.app/u/thobu)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 9:17am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-can-i-change-the-name-of-a-family-member/45861/1 "2021-04-07T09:17:54Z")
I added a new user w/ the role guest and generic FN and LN. Now, I changed FN and LN to the real name in the profile of this new user but I still get FN and LN if I’m logged in as Owner. The list of Family members shows FN and LN. How can I change this to the real name? Help appreciated. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-can-i-change-the-name-of-a-family-member/45861/2 "2021-04-07T20:51:41Z")
Good Q. Athom doesn’t provide info for this (as far as I could find) > [@thobu](#): > > The list of Family members shows FN and LN. Is this okay or not okay? About the name changed account: What if you logout that user and then log on again? Does it reflect the new FN & LN when logged on as the user with the changed names? Restart Homey maybe? ---
**Author:** ![thobu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thobu/32/18357_2.png) [@thobu](https://community.homey.app/u/thobu)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-can-i-change-the-name-of-a-family-member/45861/3 "2021-04-08T13:00:11Z")
tried this several times in vain. Maybe I change the profile pic and this triggers a refresh. I can only imagine this is a cache issue… but who knows ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-can-i-change-the-name-of-a-family-member/45861/4 "2021-04-08T13:14:08Z")
Bummer… it indeed looks like a cache issue. Not how you’d like it, but what if you create a new account and delete the altered one? Do you have to modify a lot of flows then? And you could send an ask to Athom, I’m curious what they’ll come up with. ---
**Author:** ![thobu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thobu/32/18357_2.png) [@thobu](https://community.homey.app/u/thobu)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-can-i-change-the-name-of-a-family-member/45861/5 "2021-04-08T13:26:05Z")
Yes, I created a ticket and pointed to here. And, I do have the “guest” in a lot of flows … here’s hope this can be sorted out ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-can-i-change-the-name-of-a-family-member/45861/6 "2021-04-08T17:00:31Z")
Cool! I’m curious, b/c changing usernames is not very uncommon. In real life f.i. Kids with a new partner, or you yourself an other partner. It happens, and H. can last longer than some relationships? ---
**Author:** ![thobu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thobu/32/18357_2.png) [@thobu](https://community.homey.app/u/thobu)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-can-i-change-the-name-of-a-family-member/45861/7 "2021-04-13T16:16:56Z")
Support told me this can’t be done. Let’s hope for a fix. This is for sure a shortcoming. I need to change a lot of Cards in my Flows now. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-can-i-change-the-name-of-a-family-member/45861/8 "2021-04-13T22:04:48Z")
That’s a bummer. They probably never thought of possible changing home members… How about: They should “invent” a “user swap” function; f.i. you create a new account B, and you want to replace account A with account B. Push a button and all your flows have user B instead of user A in one go.