HT1428: OS X: How to change your account name or home directory name
Learn about OS X: How to change your account name or home directory name
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Dec 10, 2013 9:29 PM in response to ahs18by John Galt,Apple Support Communities contributor Pondini found an astonishingly simple way to accomplish what you seek. etresoft distilled that information into the following User Tip:
Changing user account short name
It is far simpler than the outdated and cumbersome Apple Support document you linked.
Note that he writes it has been tested on Mountain Lion but the procedure appears sound and should work equally well with Mavericks.
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Dec 10, 2013 9:29 PM in response to ahs18by Niel,Open the Users & Groups pane of System Preferences, unlock it, control-click your account, choose Advanced Options, and change the name there. If you want to change the computer's name, that's done in the Sharing pane.
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