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changed passwords, still can't login
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<blockquote data-quote="youdin" data-source="post: 819100" data-attributes="member: 91956"><p>I do have root access. Moving all the files is a last resort. Since it's just a broken password, I still have hope that there's a way to fix it and get back to normal.</p><p></p><p>Also I'd probably want to move the files twice to get the same short username. Though I guess it is possible to change the short username: <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1428" target="_blank">1</a> <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/132693/2008/03/changeshortusername.html" target="_blank">2</a></p><p></p><p>Or ... once I check that my Time Machine backups are OK and complete, I could delete the original account, create a new account with the original username, and then restore it from the backup. This seems safer than moving files around to accounts with different usernames, right? I.e. fewer lost settings, etc.</p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Andrew</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="youdin, post: 819100, member: 91956"] I do have root access. Moving all the files is a last resort. Since it's just a broken password, I still have hope that there's a way to fix it and get back to normal. Also I'd probably want to move the files twice to get the same short username. Though I guess it is possible to change the short username: [url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1428]1[/url] [url=http://www.macworld.com/article/132693/2008/03/changeshortusername.html]2[/url] Or ... once I check that my Time Machine backups are OK and complete, I could delete the original account, create a new account with the original username, and then restore it from the backup. This seems safer than moving files around to accounts with different usernames, right? I.e. fewer lost settings, etc. Thanks, Andrew [/QUOTE]
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