Changing the Guest User Login Name

I want to know IF and HOW to change the login screen name of the Guest User account. i want the Guest User account to show "Physics Student" at the login screen.


I am running 10.7.5 on 2010 iMacs


I am setting up a computer lab for my school.


for years now, i have been trying to lock down most OS X features such that the students can't change vital settings and thus causing issues for the students who come in later that day.


I have used the Simple Finder with Parental Controls and it has worked OK


However, i have found that by using the Guest User account w/ the Simple Finder and Parental Controls will give me the desired protection that i want.


Today, i have figured out how to customize the Guest User account with particular System Settings and App settings such that when you logout and log back in you get a clean start w/ my specific system settings.(background, application list, application toolbar settings, etc)


To that, I also figured out how to change the login screen image of the Guest User to anything i want (it was a simple change)



Unfortunately, to complete my customization of my Guest User account, i would like to rename the accounts login name (not the official OSs' account name)



Does anyone know how to do this?


please advise


please and thank you

27" iMac-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.7.4), 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 , 16 GB RAM

Posted on Jul 11, 2013 9:23 AM

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Jul 18, 2013 2:59 AM in response to lab specialist

I'm stuck at the same point than you, i can't rename the account guest at the Login Window. I think the issue comes from the application "/System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app". I've also checked in the /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/LoginUIKit.framework. I can't figure out where LoginWindow populates the list of the users.

You can take any standard accounts and make it Guest by adding the following attributes "dsAttrTypeNative:_guest "True". The command is "dscl . -create /Users/${nom_**_compte} dsAttrTypeNative:_guest "True". The account stays as the name but it's showing at the loginwindow with the "Guest User".


Let you know if I've got some new ideas.


Thanks

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