[mac4theblind] Re: How do I change my user name on the computer itself, and how do I change my name on my email
- From: Jenny Keller <jlperdue3@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:38:16 -0500
Thanks for the info,
But it's too much to absorb on the email.
Is there any you can call me with these steps and walk me through them?
Write me off list to get the phone number.
Thanks,
Jenny
On Apr 24, 2013, at 8:08 AM, 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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