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Jan 16, 2016 4:52 AM in response to computertek62by chroot,I would suggest reading through this carefully before changing the account name.
Change the account name and home directory name on your Mac - Apple Support
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Jan 16, 2016 4:57 AM in response to computertek62by Barney-15E,Do you actually use the account for anything productive, or is it just for doing administrative tasks?
If the latter, create a new account with the name you want and give it administrative capabilities. Then delete the original account.
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Mar 2, 2016 7:52 PM in response to Barney-15Eby SunshineWalker,I'm looking for an answer to this question too... i do not want to delete the current account just change the name, since I've been divorced, my married name is mocking me...
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Mar 2, 2016 7:57 PM in response to SunshineWalkerby Barney-15E,Chroot posted a link to the directions, above.
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Mar 2, 2016 8:07 PM in response to Barney-15Eby SunshineWalker,Following the directions posted above it tells you to open system preferences under the admin account and then right click to get a drop down menu for advanced options... only for me, the right click does nothing... I do not get a drop down menu.
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Mar 2, 2016 8:13 PM in response to SunshineWalkerby Barney-15E,You may need to unlock the padlock first. Also, you must log in as a different admin user than the one you are changing.