[moonmonkey]

Does anyone know how to change the user (login) picture (automaticaly).

When you select your picture it seems to copy it somwhere, so modifying the original does not change the actual one on the login panel.

I want to be able to run an Applescript or Terminal script to change my user icon.

Is this possible???

$10 for the genius.

[mrbiiggy2]

It's not copied... The location is held in NetInfo.

man niutil

[moonmonkey]

Originally posted by mrbiiggy2:
It's not copied... The location is held in NetInfo.

man niutil

Ahh!

is it possible to modify this using a script?

[moonmonkey]

Originally posted by mrbiiggy2:
It's not copied... The location is held in NetInfo.

man niutil

Actualy, im sure it is copied, when I modify the actualy file which netinfo should be pointing to the login icon stays the same.

Any ideas?

[mrbiiggy2]

Code:
niutil -createprop . /users/*USER* picture "/Library/User Pictures/Animals/Jaguar.tif"

GL

[NetworkShadow]

/users/*USER* picture "/Library/User Pictures/Animals/Jaguar.tif
Well isn't it easy enough to just go to that location?

[Sage]

Originally posted by NetworkShadow:
/users/*USER* picture "/Library/User Pictures/Animals/Jaguar.tif
Well isn't it easy enough to just go to that location?

But the issue is that NetInfo (or whatever) doesn't "remember" that location as being the user's picture... for example, I make my own custom login pictures, and everytime I change them, I have to go through System Preferences and change it... not the end of the world, but still a nuisance.

[moonmonkey]

Originally posted by mrbiiggy2:

Code:
niutil -createprop . /users/*USER* picture "/Library/User Pictures/Animals/Jaguar.tif"

GL

So if I typed that exactly as you did in the terminal, my user pic would change to the Jaguar.tif?

[mrbiiggy2]

Originally posted by NetworkShadow:
/users/*USER* picture "/Library/User Pictures/Animals/Jaguar.tif
Well isn't it easy enough to just go to that location?

That would be replacing Mac OS X system files.

[mrbiiggy2]

Originally posted by moonmonkey:
So if I typed that exactly as you did in the terminal, my user pic would change to the Jaguar.tif?

You need to replace *USER* with your username.

[intastella]

I'd actually like a script to take a screenshot then crop it and make it my user/ichat picture.

It'd be like a little window on my desktop in ichat.

Don

[moonmonkey]

Originally posted by mrbiiggy2:
You need to replace *USER* with your username.

Is there a variable which I can stick in there to denote the current user?

Insead of having to change the script for every user?

[moonmonkey]

Originally posted by mrbiiggy2:

Code:
niutil -createprop . /users/*USER* picture "/Library/User Pictures/Animals/Jaguar.tif"

GL

Dont kill me but how do I get this to be compatible with the Do Shell script command.

So I can trigger it from an applescript?