so i bought a new ibook. it arrived yesterday and i've never used a mac.
when going through the set up process i didn't realize that what i listed as my 'short name' would show up as my main account/admin and now i can't seem to find out how to change it. i go into the address book and it shows my name and all info that i can change but the 'short name' field is greyed out...then i searched around in the setup files but couldn't seem to find it. does anyone know if i can do this??? or do i just have to live with the stupid name i put in?
you can make some changes in the "account" pannel in system preferences. But you can"t change everything.
I'm sure there a UNIX way to, but it's not for beginners i'm sure. And if I'm right the easiest way is via the app NetInfo. Don't use it if you don't know what to do.
As you are new to mac, and I'm sure to UNIX (I am new to unix myself, no shame for that) the best is the long way thru reformat/reinstall.