[mac4theblind] Re: How do I change my user name on the computer itself, and how do I change my name on my email
- From: Isaac Hebert <isaac.hebert@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:12:48 -0500
You need to follow step 1 and 2 in the Changing user names and
passwords section to open the Account Information window, and then
change your name in the Full Name field.
On 4/24/13, Isaac Hebert <isaac.hebert@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Before following these steps, you may wish to back up your important data.
> For Mac OS X v10.5 or later
> 1. Enable the root user.
> 2. Log in as root.
> 3. Navigate to the /Users folder.
> 4. Select the Home folder with the short name you want to change, and
> rename it just like you would rename any folder. Keep in mind that the
> shortname must be all lowercase, with no spaces, and only contain
> letters.
> 5. Use the Users & Groups pane (Accounts pane in Mac OS X v10.6.8 or
> earlier) in System Preferences to create a new user with the Account
> name or Short Name that you used in the previous step.
> 6. Click OK when "A folder in the Users folder already has the name
> 'account name'. Would you like to use that folder as the Home folder
> for this user account?" appears. Note: This will correct the ownership
> of all files in the Home folder, and avoid permissions issues with
> the contents.
> 7. Choose Log Out from the Apple menu.
> 8. Log in as the newly created user. You should be able to access all
> of your original files (on the desktop, in Documents, and in the other
> folders of this Home).
> 9. After verifying that your data is as expected, you can delete the
> original user account via the Users & Groups pane (Accounts pane in
> Mac OS X v10.6.8 or earlier).
> 10. Disable the root user.
> For Mac OS X v10.4.11 and earlier
> 1. Optional step: As a precaution, you may disable automatic login
> prior to performing this procedure. You might want to back up
> important data, too. In the event that you restart the computer for
> any reason before completing the procedure, this would prevent
> complications from having displaced the user selected for automatic
> login. (For Mac OS X v10.1.5 or earlier, automatic login is found in
> the Login preference pane. For Mac OS X v10.2 and v10.3, it is found
> in the Accounts preference pane.)
> 2. Mac OS X v10.3 or later: If FileVault is enabled, temporarily turn
> it off, which will log you out.
> 3. Enable the root user and log in as root.
> 4. For Mac OS X v10.2 or later: Open the Accounts pane of System
> Preferences.
> For Mac OS X v10.1.5 or earlier: Open the Users pane of System
> Preferences.
> 5. In the Name list, locate the user account with the short name that
> you want to replace. This will be referred to as the "original user".
> 6. Note whether or not the original user is identified as an
> administrator, which appears in the Kind column to the right.
> 7. Click New User. For Mac OS X v10.3 or later, this is the plus (+)
> button.
> 8. Complete the Name and Short Name fields as desired. Be sure that
> the Short Name is exactly as you want it to appear.
> 9. For Mac OS X v10.2: Fill in the New Password and Verify fields.
> For Mac OS X v10.1.5. or earlier: Click the password tab, then
> fill in the Password and Verify fields.
> 10. If the user you are replacing is an Admin user, then select the
> checkbox for "Allow user to administer this computer". For Mac OS X
> 10.3, click the Security tab to locate this setting.
>
> Note: This checkbox is dimmed and already selected if there is not
> another Admin user. Mac OS X requires at least one Admin user.
>
> 11. Click Save.
>
> On 4/24/13, Jenny Keller <jlperdue3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Subject says it all.
>>
>> I want to change my computer's name to my married name.
>>
>> Also, I would like to change my name that appears on my email such as
>> Jenny
>> Keller to something else.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Jenny************
>>
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