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Q: How to change users home directory home folder name?

Is there a way in Mountain Lion to simply change the name of the home directory home folder name without it throwing off anything else for that particular user?

 

I read the article about 'Enabling and using the "root" user', but it specifically says for 'Lion' and not 'Mountain Lion'

 

When I get to step 8 there is no clear place to enter an adminstator account name and password so I can't go any further.

 

I also did a quick test with a newly created user and after setting some preferences and customizing the desktop, I changed the home directory name and I pretty much lost all my preferences after logging back in. It's as if changing the home directory name in any way shape or form literally wipes out the previous user and you have to start anew.

 

I don't want to risk changing the home directory name and end up losing essentially my whole user setup, but I really want a different name for my home directory and I don't want anything else to change. Is this possible?

 

Thanks

MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2008), Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Jul 30, 2012 2:59 AM

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