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Changing Short Name?
- Thread starter Des Zac
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somebody can correct me if im wrong, but i believe the only way is through the terminal........ google "changing short name in tiger"
hope it helps!
hope it helps!
There is actually an app called ChangeShortName, and it works great on Tiger - I've used it in 2 machines. It will work in 10.4 and earlier, but not 10.5.
Supposedly you can change the short name in Leopard right in the User Account in System Preferences, but after trying it a whole bunch of different ways, it doesn't work. I wind up with a fresh Mac and no access to my things until I change it back to exactly what it was.
Actually, in Leopard, I totally reinstalled the OS, and restored all my files from a Time Machine Backup. I used a new short name, and had no problems with anything.
Anyhow, yes, that app does just what it should in Tiger.
Supposedly you can change the short name in Leopard right in the User Account in System Preferences, but after trying it a whole bunch of different ways, it doesn't work. I wind up with a fresh Mac and no access to my things until I change it back to exactly what it was.
Actually, in Leopard, I totally reinstalled the OS, and restored all my files from a Time Machine Backup. I used a new short name, and had no problems with anything.
Anyhow, yes, that app does just what it should in Tiger.
This worked for me.
Mac OS X v10.6 and earlier: How to change user account name or home directory name
AnonMac50
Mac OS X v10.6 and earlier: How to change user account name or home directory name
AnonMac50