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Changing User account name
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1481805"><p>I would STRONGLY recommend that you ERASE the hard drive completely rather than just change the user name, for your own security as well as that of the person you bought it from. He/She was, IMO, NUTS to give you the machine loaded with personal info.</p><p></p><p>Your best bet to make that machine truly your own is to erase the HD and reinstall the OS and software from the discs or from your backup or (if on Lion or Mountain Lion) the internet recovery option. There are all kinds of issues that can arise from trying to use someone's old account, not to mention the high potential for security mischief.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1481805"] I would STRONGLY recommend that you ERASE the hard drive completely rather than just change the user name, for your own security as well as that of the person you bought it from. He/She was, IMO, NUTS to give you the machine loaded with personal info. Your best bet to make that machine truly your own is to erase the HD and reinstall the OS and software from the discs or from your backup or (if on Lion or Mountain Lion) the internet recovery option. There are all kinds of issues that can arise from trying to use someone's old account, not to mention the high potential for security mischief. [/QUOTE]
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