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Short name - a problem or not?
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<blockquote data-quote="caligal" data-source="post: 1384927" data-attributes="member: 63554"><p>As of January I configured a new system from the ground up - reformatted etc.</p><p>iMac 2.93GHz i7 OSX Lion</p><p></p><p>Though I've had Macs for decades (literally) I chose to not use Migration Assistant - but reinstall everything by hand to reduce clutter.</p><p></p><p>It's all great - but recently while having some issues with 1Password I ran a troubleshooting report and it said </p><p></p><p>That's NEWS to ME! </p><p></p><p>I used the Apple Setup assistant from the Lion Installer. The short name isn't something that the user even creates is it? If so - certainly the installer wouldn't allow an INVALID short name - would it?</p><p></p><p>FWIW - the only thing "invalid" about it is starting with a capital letter, instead of all lower case.</p><p></p><p>I'm stumped as to how this happened, and wonder if it's really any problem or not. Everything seems to be working fine.</p><p></p><p>I <strong>already know</strong> how to change the short name, so no advice needed there. Just wondering if I should mess with it or leave well enough alone?????</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="caligal, post: 1384927, member: 63554"] As of January I configured a new system from the ground up - reformatted etc. iMac 2.93GHz i7 OSX Lion Though I've had Macs for decades (literally) I chose to not use Migration Assistant - but reinstall everything by hand to reduce clutter. It's all great - but recently while having some issues with 1Password I ran a troubleshooting report and it said That's NEWS to ME! I used the Apple Setup assistant from the Lion Installer. The short name isn't something that the user even creates is it? If so - certainly the installer wouldn't allow an INVALID short name - would it? FWIW - the only thing "invalid" about it is starting with a capital letter, instead of all lower case. I'm stumped as to how this happened, and wonder if it's really any problem or not. Everything seems to be working fine. I [B]already know[/B] how to change the short name, so no advice needed there. Just wondering if I should mess with it or leave well enough alone????? [/QUOTE]
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