I changed admin name and did not change home directory. Mac not working properly anymore.

I changed my admin name without reading the instructions and left home directory unchanged and now my mac is not working properly.


i tried to start it in safe mode but when I follow the instructions using the rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone command it says “no such file or directory”


when I try mounting first using /sbin/mount -uw / it says volume could not be mounted: permission denied


mount: /failed with 66


please help!


im on mac monterey 12.6 intel based.

Posted on May 22, 2024 10:41 AM

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May 23, 2024 7:49 AM in response to Skicotter

Change the name of your macOS user account and home folder


Excerpt " You can change the name of your user account only while logged in to a different account, which must be an administrator account. If your Mac isn't set up with another administrator account, you must first add an administrator account in Users & Groups settings: "



Sorry but you have to Start Over


I changed admin name and did not change home directory. Mac not working properly anymore.

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