Q: Must account name really match home folder name?
For the last several OS X versions, I've had my user home folder on a separate HDD in my Mac Pro and linked that folder to my account name in Sys Prefs - Account Name - Advanced. I have done clean installations for each OS version rather than upgrade.
Could there be problems if I haven't named my account name in El Capitan exactly the same was as I named my account in Mavericks? For instance, under Mavericks my account name was Firstname but on El Capitan I made it FirstnameLastname.
This Apple document says that "Because the account name is used to create a user's home directory (also known as the user's home folder), the account name and home folder name must match."
I am wondering because after installing El Capitan it takes quite a while for my Mac Pro to reach the desktop - boot until password prompt is quick, but after I type in the password it takes more than a minute for the desktop to show. Under Mavericks the desktop loaded very quickly (seconds) with the same user folder.
I'm trying to troubleshoot the slow loading. So far I have tried safe boot (without improvement) and if I create a new user the desktop loads within seconds from the password. Beyond Dropbox and iTunes (which load fast), I have no software set to start automatically.
Thanks very much in advance
Philip
Mac Pro 3,1, OS X El Capitan (10.11.1), 2x3TB 2xSSD+Sonnet TempoPro ACD 23"
Posted on Dec 30, 2015 11:25 PM