[muglo] Re: changing the shortname

  • From: James Nyers <jnyers@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:55:02 -0400

THANK YOU! I wanted to do the same thing but i forgot to logout and  
login to the newly created account to be able to delete the other one!
This is really quick and easy if you dont have too much information  
on the to be deleted account to save.

Jim


On 25-Jul-07, at 5:45 PM, Lee Dickey wrote:

> I can not go through all the steps right now, because my
> time is limited.  To create a new account, you must be logged
> in to an account with "Admin" permissions.  Open
>       System Preferences  --> Accounts
>
> The account to which you are logged in appears as "My Account".
> Unlock the padlock in the lower left corner of the Accounts
> screen.  Click on "+".   Follow your nose from there.
>
> The one place you might have more troubles than others is with
> Mail.  You will have to figure out how to move the mail from one
> account to another.  I have not done this.  Maybe the free application
> that was mentioned earlier will do it for you, I do not know.
>
> Good luck
>
>
> On 2007 Jul 25, at 15:57, James Nyers wrote:
>
>> Can you tell me exactly how to do this:
>>
>>> You can also create a new account, copy what you need to keep, and
>>> then
>>> delete the old one.  Don't delete your only admin account.
>>
>> does not let me do it!
>>
>>
>> THANX!
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>> On 25-Jul-07, at 12:28 PM, Lee Dickey wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 2007 Jul 23, at 20:23, dplumley@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?
>>>> story=20070719183238202#comments
>>>
>>>> If you ever want to change your short user name on purpose, Apple
>>>> provides a
>>>> solution -- at 40 steps, this is not something to undertake
>>>> lightly. A
>>>> much
>>>> better solution, in my opinion, is ChangeShortName, a free  
>>>> program by
>>>> Dan
>>>> Frakes and James Bucanek.
>>>> ( http://homepage.mac.com/frakes/ChangeShortName.html )
>>>>
>>>
>>> Well, free is good.   Thanks for the pointer to that.
>>>
>>> You can also create a new account, copy what you need to keep, and
>>> then
>>> delete the old one.  Don't delete your only admin account.
>>>
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