Changing User Account Name with New Admin Account

Before You Begin

You will need to ensure that you know your computer password. Please read all directions to their fullest extent to ensure that your computer has no failures after the process. 

Please ensure that read each section as well as reference the visuals for assistance. If you have any questions, please stop and ask the technology department.

Caution: The technology department will assist and/or perform this change to your account, please submit a ticket to schedule a time for changes to be performed. If you feel comfortable following each step on this guide, you understand that you risk disabling your account with possible loss of computer information.

Creating a New Admin Account

1. Open System Preferences by selecting the  on the top left of the screen, then select "System Preferences."
    
2. Click "Users & Groups" on the window that appears. Note: this step may look different depending on which version of Mac you are running, please reference the version that matches what you see. 
3. Click on the lock icon on the bottom left of the window, then enter the administrator password for the new admin account account.
   
   
4. Select the "+" icon on the bottom left of the screen
   
5. On the new window that appears, on the section labeled "New Account," select "Administrator" from the dropdown.
   
6. Give the account a name such as "Admin1" since the account "Admin" is already taken, then give it a password such as "admin1". I highly recommend keeping this simple since you will delete it later. Once you are finished, click "Create User"
   
7. Once you are finished, log out of your account, then proceed to the next section.
   

Changing Your Account Name

1. Log out of your account and log into the new admin account that you just created.
   
2. Follow the setup prompts on the screen when you get to the screen that asks you to sign in to an Apple ID, select "Set Up Later," followed by "Skip."
3. Once you are fully logged in, open System Preferences by selecting the  on the top left of the screen, then select "System Preferences."
   
4. Click "Users & Groups" on the window that appears. Note: this step may look different depending on which version of Mac you are running, please reference the version that matches what you see. 
5. Click on the lock icon on the bottom left of the window, then enter the administrator password for the new admin account account.
   
   
6. Next, right-click or control-click on the user account that needs to have the account name changed, then select "Advanced Options"
   
7. On the window that appears, change the "Account Name" to match the beginning of your Salem email address, then select "OK." DO NOT CHANGE ANY OTHER INFORMATION ON THE WINDOW.
   
   
   
8. Log out of the new admin account and log back into your account.
   
9. Login to your new account, then proceed to the next section. 

Deleting the New Admin Account

1. Open System Preferences by selecting the  on the top left of the screen, then select "System Preferences."
    
2. Open System Preferences on the new admin account, then click "Users & Groups," this step my look different depending on which version of Mac you are running, please reference the version that matches what you see. 
3. Click on the lock icon on the bottom left of the window, then enter the administrator password for the new admin account account.
   
   
4. Select the new admin account - please ensure that you have the correct admin account selected, then select the "-" icon on the bottom left of the screen.
   
5. On the window that follows, select "Delete the home folder," followed by "Delete User."
   
6. Done!