[X4U] Changing User name

[Russell McGaha]

Mark;
	I've used it on two different 10.3.x system to good results.  As a  
matter of fact, the TiBook I'm writing this on, had ChangeUserShort
Name used on it to change the short user name to me.  I've upgraded  
to 10.4.6 now and I've not experienced any troubles [knock on wood!!].

Russell
On Apr 27, 2006, at 9:07 AM, Mark Des Cotes wrote:

> I've downloaded ChangeShortName and have read the Read Me file. It  
> offers lots of warnings to the point of even recommending not  
> changing the Short User Name and living with the old one. But from  
> what I gather, the warnings are in case the change isn't done  
> successfully and you end up with an unusable system. What I don't  
> see are the ramifications of successfully changing the Short User  
> Name. If I run the script, and it manages to change both the short  
> and long user names in all the right places, would I still have  
> cause for concern?
>
> Mark Des Cotes
> Systems Manager/Graphic Designer
>
> Astro Printing Service (Cornwall) Ltd.
> 3308 Second Street East
> Cornwall Ontario Canada  K6H 6J8
> T (613) 932-9281 Ext 106,  F (613) 932-1052
> www.astroprinting.com
>
>
>
> On Apr 26, 2006, at 7:53 PM, Neil Laubenthal wrote:
>
>> At 16:45 -0400  on 4/26/06, Mark Des Cotes wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> We've had a "relocation" of staff causing one of our Macs (OS  
>>> 10.3.9) to inherit a new User. I know I could easily create a new  
>>> User account on that machine but the current User account is set  
>>> up exactly how we want it. The only thing I would like to change  
>>> is the User name. Are there any issues doing this? What do I have  
>>> to do?
>>>
>>> Mark Des Cotes
>>> Systems Manager/Graphic Designer
>>>
>>> Astro Printing Service (Cornwall) Ltd.
>>> 3308 Second Street East
>>> Cornwall Ontario Canada  K6H 6J8
>>> T (613) 932-9281 Ext 106,  F (613) 932-1052
>>> www.astroprinting.com
>>>
>> Check on www.MacOSXPowerTools.com  . . .there's a script there to  
>> change the short user name. The long user name is easy; just  
>> change it in Accounts. The script is called ChangeShortName.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> ===================================================================
>> Neil
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