[CUBE] My huge problems in upgrading to Panther

[Eagle]

On Nov 1, 2003, at 02:07, Gnarlodious wrote:
> Entity K Peex1 spoke thus:
>> Would you elaborate on this "quick trip to NetInfo" or perhaps point 
>> me
>> to a link in the right direction for keeping Users separate? Your
>> strategy has been my goal.
>
> Here's what you do:
>
> 1) Copy your userfolder to wherever you want.
>
> 2) Open NetInfo Manager and click the lock and authenticate.
>
> 3) In the "Security" menu select " Enable root user".
>
> 4) Close and log out.
>
> 5) Log in as user " root" with your password.
>
> 6 Open NetInfo and authenticate.
>
> 7) Select item "users" and then your own username and then "home".
>
> 8) Doubleclick the pathname and change it to
> "/Volumes/PartitionName/Username" or in my case the partition is my
> userfolder so it is "Volumes/Rachel".

Another option would be to make /Users a symlink to 
/Volumes/PartitionName.

> 9) While you're in there you can set your username to a capital letter.

Have you done this with no repercussions?  I would expect some Unix 
things (such as email or potentially web services) to dislike this.

> 10) Click elsewhere and save the NetInfo database.
>
> 11) Log out and relog in to your new userfolder.
>
> 12) CRITICAL-If you don't do this you may be sorry. Open Accounts 
> Prefpanel
> and ensure you are Administrative User. Lock the panel after you are
> finished just to be sure.
>
> 13) Open NetInfo and disable root user.
>
> 14) Delete your original userfolder.
>
> That's it! 14 easy steps. Aint UNIX great?

That it is.  I'm a Unix fan, not a Mac fan.  It just so happens that 
today's best consumer-grade Unix _is_ Mac OS. :)

Eagle