Comments on: Changing OS X Short Name http://langui.sh/2009/08/02/changing-os-x-short-name/ Fun hacks, WP plugins, photography, and PKI junk. Languishing since 2008. Tue, 01 May 2012 19:02:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Matt http://langui.sh/2009/08/02/changing-os-x-short-name/comment-page-1/#comment-5663 Matt Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:21:24 +0000 http://langui.sh/?p=637#comment-5663 Thanks Paul. I just used this. MK Thanks Paul. I just used this.

MK

]]> By: Paul Kehrer http://langui.sh/2009/08/02/changing-os-x-short-name/comment-page-1/#comment-1450 Paul Kehrer Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:39:12 +0000 http://langui.sh/?p=637#comment-1450 When it changes the shortname the uid doesn't actually alter so the home directory SHOULD pick up the new shortname with no chown. However, I'd recommend checking and running chown if it doesn't! When it changes the shortname the uid doesn’t actually alter so the home directory SHOULD pick up the new shortname with no chown. However, I’d recommend checking and running chown if it doesn’t!

]]> By: Tim Roberts http://langui.sh/2009/08/02/changing-os-x-short-name/comment-page-1/#comment-1441 Tim Roberts Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:49:03 +0000 http://langui.sh/?p=637#comment-1441 Probably need to the following to your instructions. In Terminal.app %chown -R newshortname /Users/newshortname Probably need to the following to your instructions.

In Terminal.app

%chown -R newshortname /Users/newshortname

]]> By: Paul http://langui.sh/2009/08/02/changing-os-x-short-name/comment-page-1/#comment-642 Paul Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:18:33 +0000 http://langui.sh/?p=637#comment-642 Testing fixed recaptcha. Testing fixed recaptcha.

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