mountain lion bug on mac air

[Acorn]

not sure if this effects just the air or all mountain lion but i discovered a bug. in mountain lion it places your full name in the menu bar up top. I thought maybe i should remove my last name in case i ever took a desk screenshot and forgot about it my full name wouldnt be there. so i clicked my name in the bar up top and chose user groups. from here i simply trimmed off my last name. this worked. however, when my machine went to sleep and woke up again, it had my full name as a log in and my password didnt work anymore because it had my last name. it took me awhile to figure out what was happening because my password wouldnt work and i knew it was the right one. then i hard reset to reboot and when the log in came up again this time it only had my first name and the password worked.

so anyway. if anyone changes their name the first time it goes to sleep and wakes up it will have the old value and your password wont work.

 

[GGJstudios]

not sure if this effects just the air or all mountain lion but i discovered a bug. in mountain lion it places your full name in the menu bar up top.

So this is no longer an option in System Preferences > Accounts?

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[asting]

So this is no longer an option in System Preferences > Accounts?

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I think it is. I just dragged the whole thing off while holding command.

 

[andbnew]

I think it is. I just dragged the whole thing off while holding command.

Yup! Works for me too...a great tip!Thanks

 

[Acorn]

So this is no longer an option in System Preferences > Accounts?

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the fact that it puts your name up top isnt the bug. the bug is in the description i wrote.

it is neat that you can not have it up there though. wasnt aware of that option. however that option doesnt change the existing bug.

 

[GGJstudios]

the fact that it puts your name up top isnt the bug. the bug is in the description i wrote.

it is neat that you can not have it up there though. wasnt aware of that option. however that option doesnt change the existing bug.

Did you follow the correct procedure for changing the name?

OS X: How to change user account name or home directory name

 

[dcorban]

the fact that it puts your name up top isnt the bug. the bug is in the description i wrote.

it is neat that you can not have it up there though. wasnt aware of that option. however that option doesnt change the existing bug.

That isn't a bug. You literally changed your user account name. You would then log in with your first name only.

 

[johncauk]

I just command pressed on my name to make it go but how do I get it back!

 

[GGJstudios]

I just command pressed on my name to make it go but how do I get it back!

Look at post #2.

 

[johncauk]

Lol. Duhhh Thanks!

 

[Acorn]

That isn't a bug. You literally changed your user account name. You would then log in with your first name only.

when the system goes to sleep and then wakes up you cannot change the name that i know of. its fixed you only enter a password. so if they keep the old name there is no way to log in without rebooting so it comes up with the correct name.

if there is some way to change the log in name from that screen once it wakes from sleep can someone tell me what it is. i dont mean a way after you have already logged in.

 

[calvy]

when the system goes to sleep and then wakes up you cannot change the name that i know of. its fixed you only enter a password. so if they keep the old name there is no way to log in without rebooting so it comes up with the correct name.

if there is some way to change the log in name from that screen once it wakes from sleep can someone tell me what it is. i dont mean a way after you have already logged in.

It's not a bug. It's more just how a Unix based system works. If you alter your login details (ie your username) you had best log out and back in, or you're going to run into some weirdness.