[usurp]

Hi, i just started working in a new agency and just got a new mac. the problem is that the home folder for the admin account is called "creative3" and i would like to rename it. i checked the apple website and they have like a 60 step instruction to changing it. i was wondering if there was an easier way like a software that would do it for me or something.

thanks

[staph]

Log in as an admin, or another user.

Change the name of the home folder in the Finder. You may need to authenticate to do this. If you need to do it from the command line, the command is "sudo mv /path/to/folder /path/to/newfoldername".

Having done this, open up Netinfo Manager from /Applications/Utilities, click the lock to make changes, select the users property, your user name, and change the home value to the new name of the home folder (see attachment).

[usurp]

thanks staph, since my new powermac didnt have anything on it i decided to format it and reinstall everything again. thanks for the help though.

[bohemianne]

Originally Posted by staph Log in as an admin, or another user. Change the name of the home folder in the Finder. You may need to authenticate to do this. If you need to do it from the command line, the command is "sudo mv /path/to/folder /path/to/newfoldername". Having done this, open up Netinfo Manager from /Applications/Utilities, click the lock to make changes, select the users property, your user name, and change the home value to the new name of the home folder (see attachment).

Is this how you guys would recommend doing this, or can anyone validate that this information is current? I transferred my old account from my old iBook to my new iMac, and I would like to change the name of the home directory, but I always thought just changing it in the Finder was a *bad* idea. Can someone shed some light?

(P.S. I am using a 20" Intel Core 2 Duo iMac running 10.4.7.)

Muchos gracias.

[Brad]

Also, if you want to rename the short user name (from which the home folder gets its name), I would recommend using:

ChangeShortName

[bohemianne]

Originally Posted by Brad Also, if you want to rename the short user name (from which the home folder gets its name), I would recommend using: ChangeShortName

Yeah, I thought they were pretty much interchangeable. Thanks for the suggestion...I'll give it a shot.

[Eugene]

Dragging this up because I just noticed Leopard doesn't have NetInfo Manager. Instead you can right-click on any user in the "Accounts" preference panel and click "Advanced Options..."

Very convenient.

Also if you plan on changing the UID, use the following command to make sure you choose one that isn't already taken:

dsclcd Local/Default/Usersreadall . UniqueID

"exit" when done.