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<blockquote data-quote="NanoBite" data-source="post: 513894" data-attributes="member: 13565"><p>The ShortUserName is just a lower-case-without-any-gaps version of your Computer Name. I don't think we are on different tracks at all. You must have already changed your Computer Name from what you originally entered in the set up of Leopard just as I changed my Computer name from what I entered during the set up of Tiger.</p><p></p><p>Here is a link about changing the short user name, but once again I don't know the relevance of it with the new os Leopard:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/easily-change-the-short-username-in-mac-os-x/" target="_blank"><strong>Easily Change the Short Username in Mac OS X</strong></a></p><p></p><p>IMHO I wouldn't go ahead and reinstall the OS but would just keep the current user account but make it the Admin accoung and create a new account in Sys Prefs and you can give it the name you want .... problem solved ... it's adviseable to have an Admin acct that you don't use for everyday stuff anyway and a restricted account for everyday web surfing etc. </p><p></p><p>Hope this helps</p><p></p><p><span style="color: White">.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NanoBite, post: 513894, member: 13565"] The ShortUserName is just a lower-case-without-any-gaps version of your Computer Name. I don't think we are on different tracks at all. You must have already changed your Computer Name from what you originally entered in the set up of Leopard just as I changed my Computer name from what I entered during the set up of Tiger. Here is a link about changing the short user name, but once again I don't know the relevance of it with the new os Leopard: [URL="http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/easily-change-the-short-username-in-mac-os-x/"][B]Easily Change the Short Username in Mac OS X[/B][/URL] IMHO I wouldn't go ahead and reinstall the OS but would just keep the current user account but make it the Admin accoung and create a new account in Sys Prefs and you can give it the name you want .... problem solved ... it's adviseable to have an Admin acct that you don't use for everyday stuff anyway and a restricted account for everyday web surfing etc. Hope this helps [COLOR="White"].[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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