OS 10.5 - I need to rename the user icon

audioguy · audioguy #1 (**permalink**)

05-20-2009, 09:46 PM

Hiya. My new intel machine was used as a demo model and I'd like to rename the user icon, at the moment it's called test. How do I do this?

Cheers

cwa107 · cwa107 #2 (**permalink**)

05-20-2009, 10:09 PM

Well, you could just create a new account and delete the old one (that would be my recommendation). But if you really want to, this is how you do it:

Mac OS X: How to change user short name or home directory name

audioguy · audioguy #3 (**permalink**)

05-20-2009, 11:31 PM

Many thanks

cwa107 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,916 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	05-20-2009, 10:09 PM Well, you could just create a new account and delete the old one (that would be my recommendation). But if you really want to, this is how you do it: Mac OS X: How to change user short name or home directory name Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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Member Since: May 20, 2009 Posts: 7	05-20-2009, 09:46 PM Hiya. My new intel machine was used as a demo model and I'd like to rename the user icon, at the moment it's called test. How do I do this? Cheers
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