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Q: How do i change my computer's name

How do I change my computer's name?  I have already changed it in Preferences - Sharing, but I still get the name of my daughter in the file://localhost/Users/monicaoliveros/Desktop/Screen%20Shot%202013-06-01%20at%2 010.44.39%20PM.png

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Posted on Jun 1, 2013 1:46 PM

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Jun 1, 2013 3:49 PM in response to jloc2013
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    Jun 1, 2013 3:49 PM in response to jloc2013

    Those instructions do not apply to Lion or Mountain Lion.

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Jun 1, 2013 3:50 PM in response to Kappy
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    Jun 1, 2013 3:50 PM in response to Kappy

    If you have only one user account, and that is your account, then I don't know where you would find a second user account in your daughter's name.

  • by jloc2013,

    jloc2013 jloc2013 Jun 1, 2013 4:07 PM in response to Kappy
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    Jun 1, 2013 4:07 PM in response to Kappy

    Me lost too (to a certin extent)

    In Users & Groups, I have only one account: mine, Luis Oliveros, Admin (no Little House) - no other account but Guest User (Reading only)

    In Finder, I have Little House with the name Monicaoliveros, my daughter.   It is understandable as the Home Directory continues being to her name (This I can see by right cliking in User Luis Oliveros, Advanced Options, Home Directory:  Users/Monicaoliveros

    As mentioned above, I fear that if I change the location of Users/MonicaOliveros to Users/LuisOliveroswithout changing the directory (cumbersome), I will have a big problem because the computer will not know where to go.

    Difficult !!!

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Jun 1, 2013 4:13 PM in response to jloc2013
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    Jun 1, 2013 4:13 PM in response to jloc2013

    How did you create the folder, /Users/LuisOliveros/? From what you say you are still logged into your daughter's account. I think you may have tried changing the account name be renaming her account folder. Is that what you did?

  • by jloc2013,

    jloc2013 jloc2013 Jun 1, 2013 4:23 PM in response to Kappy
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    Jun 1, 2013 4:23 PM in response to Kappy

    Thanks very much for trying to find a solution.  Frankly speaking I do no know anymore what I have done but I don't think so, I think I added the new user account (it is 01:22 here and I do not know what my name is anymore).  My point is that for as long as my daughter's name appears in Home directory> Users/monicaoliveros, I wil no tbe able to change this Icon (Little House) followed by the name Monicaoliveros

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Jun 1, 2013 4:31 PM in response to jloc2013
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    Jun 1, 2013 4:31 PM in response to jloc2013

    Have you tried logging out of the account you are now using? Then if you see another account with your name, log into that account.

  • by jloc2013,

    jloc2013 jloc2013 Jun 1, 2013 4:39 PM in response to Kappy
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    Jun 1, 2013 4:39 PM in response to Kappy

    Sorry, how do I log out?

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Jun 1, 2013 4:47 PM in response to jloc2013
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    Jun 1, 2013 4:47 PM in response to jloc2013

    Select Log Out from the Apple menu on the far left of the menubar.

  • by jloc2013,

    jloc2013 jloc2013 Jun 1, 2013 4:57 PM in response to Kappy
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    Jun 1, 2013 4:57 PM in response to Kappy

    I did it, my same account came up, logged in and nothing has changed.

    I appreciate your efforts but falling asleep. Let's continue tomorrow, although I am afraid that nothing short than reinstally the IOS X will solve the problem.  If you can think of anything else, please post it, Iwill review tomorrow (in very few hours!!!).  Good night

  • by jloc2013,

    jloc2013 jloc2013 Jun 2, 2013 11:19 AM in response to Kappy
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    Jun 2, 2013 11:19 AM in response to Kappy

    Any new ideas ?  By the way, I did not change the name of my daughter in the users list, I deleted it and created mine.  I am afraid the prblem will not be solved unless I change the name of the Home Directory: Users/Monicaoliveros and that means to do a migration of files to a new directory that would be the secondary directory, something messy that can end badly.

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