https://github.com/gabeio/full-rename

Fully renaming a user on macOS (especially focuses on developers)
https://github.com/gabeio/full-rename

macos osx rename rename-user user

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Fully renaming a user on macOS (especially focuses on developers)

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/gabeio/full-rename
• Owner: gabeio
• Created: 2017-11-11T20:28:30.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-11-12T03:50:31.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-12T14:59:06.048Z (8 months ago)
• Topics: macos, osx, rename, rename-user, user
• Language: Python
• Size: 1.95 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: readme.md

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# Full Rename

First of all this focusing solely on OS X/macOS (this may apply to linux somewhat).

Follow the basics of renaming a user from Apple's own documentation:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201548

If you are not a power user/developer you are likely done. If you are a power user/developer I suggest you continue.

## After renaming the user account and the user's home folder.

run: `python relink.py -u `

In essence the scripts does a `find` to gather up all of the old user soft links and relinks them to the new user.

Currently this scripts looks for *all* soft symlinks on the entire root directory so make sure you untend to fully rename your username.