AUGUST 2021 MACWORLD 137Mac 911
Solutions to your most vexing Mac problems.
BY GLENN FLEISHMANHELPDESK
Answering Your Questions and Sharing Your
Tips About Getting the Most From Your MacIMAGE: APPLEHOW TO CHANGE YOUR
NAME ON YOUR MAC’S
USER ACCOUNT
People wind up with a new name, often
one that better reflects who they are or
have become, for all sorts of reasons. You
don’t have to keep staring at your past
identity indefinitely—macOS can keep up
with the name you use now. It’s notobvious, but you don’t have to dig into the
guts of macOS, either. Just take care to
follow these steps carefully.
There are a couple of requirements:
> You can’t change the name of
an account while you’re logged into that
account, so you have to have least two
separate accounts set up on the Mac.
> You must have administrative