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## Login screen
You are greeted with a log in screen, asking you for user name and password.
You are greeted with a log in screen, asking you for username and password.
<img src='/images/docs/authentication/login-outside-local-network.png' alt='Screenshot of the login screen, when logging in from within the local network' style='border: 0;box-shadow: none;'>
@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ As an extra level of security, you can turn on [multi-factor authentication](/do
If you have administrator rights, you can [add a person to Home Assistant](/integrations/person/#adding-a-person-to-home-assistant) and create them a user account.
## Changing display or user name
## Changing display or username
To learn how to change a display or user name, refer to [setting up basic information](/docs/configuration/basic/).
To learn how to change a display or username, refer to [setting up basic information](/docs/configuration/basic/).
## Other authentication techniques

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## Changing a person's display name
The display name is the name that is shown in Home Assistant. It can differ from the user name, which is the name used to log in.
The display name is the name that is shown in Home Assistant. It can differ from the username, which is the name used to log in.
### Prerequisites
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1. To edit the display name of a person using Home Assistant, go to {% my people title="**Settings** > **People**" %} and select the person for which you want to change the display name.
2. Change the display name and select **Update** to save the change.
## Changing a user name
## Changing a username
The user name is the name that is used to log in. It can differ from the display name.
The username is the name that is used to log in. It can differ from the display name.
### Prerequisites
- You need owner rights to change a user name.
- You need owner rights to change a username.
### To change a username
1. To edit the username of a person using Home Assistant, go to {% my people title="**Settings** > **People**" %} and select the person for which you want to change the display name.
2. Change the username and select **Update** to save the change.
- It must be lowercase and contain no spaces.
- The log in is case-sensitive.
## Changing authentication settings

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@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ If you have administrator rights, you can add other persons to Home Assistant an
- They cannot have their own dashboard, for example.
- But they can still be used for device tracking and show up on a map and be used in automations.
5. If they are able to log in, fill in the user information.
- Check if the user name is correct. A suggestion is made based on the person name. But they do not have to be identical.
- Check if the username is correct. A suggestion is made based on the person name. But they do not have to be identical.
- The username must be lowercase and contain no spaces.
- The username is required to log in.
- The person name is the name displayed in the UI.
- Enter a password and store it in a safe location.