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. > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > For information about MUGLO: http://www.freewebs.com/muglo > ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- For information about MUGLO: http://www.freewebs.com/muglo -----------------------------------------------------------