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  1. Rivvvers

    Where can I request a username change?

    Is there a place in the CP because I can’t seem to find it under profile?
  2. I

    Safari making up and storing new, wrong passwords?

    On my Macbook with Ventura 13.5.2 I noticed Safari is making up additional incorrect passwords for sites I visit. So if I have a password for someexamplewebsitesite.com with the username John Smith it will add additional entries with wrong passwords. When I go to sign it, it shows lots of login...
  3. M

    Changed name to root user, Cannot do the same with terminal username

    Hello ... I'm very new to Mac... I had an user on my mac which I changed (just the name of it), then subsequently it led me to change the whole Apple id, so I went on to having a brand new everything after entering some info about birthdays and all that stuff. After doing all this, I pulled up...
  4. halpin13

    Strange Username Password Error

    Hello all, I am currently having a strange issue with my username and password. I am working on a late 2009 iMac running High Sierra. I wanted to change the username "User" and the password "password". So I went in to the user and groups, unlocked the settings, right clicked advance setting...
  5. catapoefty

    Tried to change user account name but messed up?

    Hey guys, So I wanted to change my admin name in my macbook pro, but something seems to have gone wrong and I'm not sure what. I changed the "full name" field and the "account name" field. A warning came at the top of the window saying i needed to restart for it to work so I did that, I also...
  6. N

    Profile Manager Users Can't Log into My Device - Invalid Username or Password

    Profile Manager Users Can't Log into My Device *Invalid Username or Password* We have recently set up a new Mac Mini running the latest versions of MacOS and MacOS Server. We are in the process of deploying profiles to a number of iMacs and are trying to get them enrolled in Profile Manager...
  7. crucius

    OS always asks for wifi user/password after reconnecting

    Hi! So this annoying thing has been a normal occurence since the dawn of time, but I wonder if there is any chance of fixing it. Everytime a wifi connection do eduroam drops, upon reconnecting I ALWAYS have to reenter my username and password. I followed some steps trying to fix it (using...
  8. SpaceJam1123

    External HDD shows in disk utility but not in Finder after Admin Username change.

    Hi everyone. So I have an iMac (27-inch, Late 2009), 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. I'm currently updated to OS X El Capitan 10.11.5. My internal hard drive recently failed and I replaced it with a Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD. After replacing the hard drive and reinstalling the OS everything was...
  9. wammygiveaway

    User Merge/Deletion Request

    Hello mods of Macrumors. A long time ago, I registered to this account under the name no1wammy. Not only have my lost my password, I lost my username as well as my email. In other words, my old username is useless. Is there anyway you can delete my old account?