[jay999]

OSX.2.3 I have 1 account on the machine and it is an admin account. When I go to the accounts preferences and try to edit the account the name and short name fields are grey and unchangeable. Can I log in as root and then change the name of my admin account?

TIA
J

[Vanquish]

NetInfo.

[piracy]

You need to create another temporary admin user, log in as that user, and then open NetInfo Manager. Using NetInfo Manager, change the shortname, AND the home directory property of the user in question. (You'll need to rename the home diretory as well, in Terminal). Once done, log out, and test logging in as the user with the changed name. If everything seems to work, and your home directory is intact, etc., you may delete the other temporary admin user.

Note: usernames ("shortname") and/or numeric uids are NOT designed to be changed after created. This is not "Apple's fault", and there are numerous reasons for this.

[a-poria]

if you want to also change the short name:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.h...us%7C163508706

[jay999]

*note to self - In NetInfo Manager never change info of the account you are currently logged in as

After getting back to square 1 I logged in as root - changed the users home folder name - went into NetInfo Manager and changed the name, short name and home folder and after logging in as the new user everything seems to work fine.

Many Thanks
J