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Help!!! Changed Account Name!

macuser1232 said:
I need help!!! I was trying to change my Mac's account name so it would just have my first name. First I went to System Preferences. Then I went to Users and Groups. Then Login Options. Then i clicked join and open directory utility. After that, I changed the NFSHomeDirectory name from /Users/adamLASTNAME to /Users/adam and then reauthenticated it. Now I logged of my Mac and all my stuff is gone! Everything! The only thing left is my applications but most of them won't open up!! Please Help!!!
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what about going back into that directory and changing the name back to how it was? when the computer booted up, it probably searched for the account under different name and probably didn't find it, hence everything getting deleted and the apps not loading up...
 
simsaladimbamba said:
As you didn't tell us, that you already did that, how should we know?
Anyway, have you tried an SMC reset yet?
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) (Apple Support Site)

As for the IP, as you probably use DHCP, the IP is dynamic and not static.​
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That's weird because before my IP changed it had never changed before. I am pretty sure it was static. And I'm not talking about my routers IP. I'm talking about the IP that my computer gets from the router.​
 
macuser1232 said:
That's weird because before my IP changed it had never changed before. I am pretty sure it was static. And I'm not talking about my routers IP. I'm talking about the IP that my computer gets from the router.
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Yes, I get that. Open System Preferences > Network > select network interface (WiFi or Ethernet) > Advanced > TCP/IP > Configure IPv4 to see, what is selected there. A changed (dynamic) IP does no harm, unless you have more than 256 devices on the same internal network (192.168.1.xxx or 10.0.0.xxx).
 
simsaladimbamba said:
Yes, I get that. Open System Preferences > Network > select network interface (WiFi or Ethernet) > Advanced > TCP/IP > Configure IPv4 to see, what is selected there. A changed (dynamic) IP does no harm, unless you have more than 256 devices on the same internal network (192.168.1.xxx or 10.0.0.xxx).
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Yeah It is 192.168.xxx and the number that changed from last time was the last number. Wait so if I use DHCP that means I have a dynamic ip?
 
simsaladimbamba said:
Yes, as DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Again, nothing bad about this. I use it, many others do it too.
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Ok. Awesome. But if I ever wanted a desktop to be a home server then I would change it so it's static. So, how long does it take to change? Must be a long time because I hadn't really seen my IP change that much. I have one more question. What is the NetBIOS name? Mine is NEW-HOST and I'm not sure if it should be changed or not.
 
Thanks!

calderone said:
Repairing permissions won't help you.

The problem is that you changed the user record to look at /Users/adam but you didn't change the actual path to your home directory.

The simplest way to fix this AND get the intended result.

  • Boot into Recovery Mode (Command and R keys while booting)
  • Select Utilities > Terminal
  • Type the following into Terminal, very carefully:

Code: 
rm -R /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/Users/adam

Code: 
mv /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/Users/adamLASTNAME /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/Users/adam

Code: 
resetpassword

Choose the Restore Home Directory Permissions and ACLs option. Follow the prompts.
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Thank you very much for posting this solution!
 
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