I would like to change the current user account name from "Administrator" to "Robert" in one mass command to all MBP's (preferably silently in the background). I think a config profile could do this but not sure how.
JAMF PRO 11.1
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Script would do better.
sudo dscl . -change "/Users/Administrator" RecordName "Administrator" "Robert"
sudo mv "/Users/Administrator" "/Users/Robert"
sudo dscl . -change "/Users/Robert" NFSHomeDirectory "/Users/Administrator" "/Users/Robert"
sudo dseditgroup -o edit -u "Roebrt" -p -a "$Robert" -t user adminYou can also add to check mechanism
if id "Administrator" &>/dev/null; then
===code here===
fi
also
if id "Robert" &>/dev/null; then
echo "account already exist so you can delete if want to"
sudo dscl . -delete "/Users/Robert"
Script would do better.
sudo dscl . -change "/Users/Administrator" RecordName "Administrator" "Robert"
sudo mv "/Users/Administrator" "/Users/Robert"
sudo dscl . -change "/Users/Robert" NFSHomeDirectory "/Users/Administrator" "/Users/Robert"
sudo dseditgroup -o edit -u "Roebrt" -p -a "$Robert" -t user adminYou can also add to check mechanism
if id "Administrator" &>/dev/null; then
===code here===
fi
also
if id "Robert" &>/dev/null; then
echo "account already exist so you can delete if want to"
sudo dscl . -delete "/Users/Robert"
1. I changed the misspelling of my name to Robert
sudo dseditgroup -o edit -u "Roebrt" -p -a "$Robert" -t user admin
2. Running sufo jamf policy I can see the script is trying to run. After waiting an hour it still won't run. The policy is called BobbyB. Any ideas why it won't execute?
yea sorry my bad, change last line (sudo dseditgroup -o edit -u "Robert" -p -a "$Robert" -t user admin )with the one below. -p parameter requires user password
/usr/bin/dscl . -append /Groups/admin GroupMembership Robert
lets tidy up
#!/bin/bash
#Variables
current_admin="Administrator"
new_admin="Robert"
if id "$new_admin" &>/dev/null; then
echo "Username already exist."
exit 1
else if id "$current_admin" &>/dev/null; then
sudo dscl . -change "/Users/$current_admin" RecordName "$current_admin" "$new_admin"
sudo mv "/Users/$current_admin" "/Users/$new_admin"
sudo dscl . -change "/Users/$new_admin" NFSHomeDirectory "/Users/$current_admin" "/Users/$new_admin"
sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -append /Groups/admin GroupMembership "$new_admin"
echo "Admin username is changed."
exit 0
else
echo "Coult not find admin account"
exit 1
fi
fi
lets tidy up
#!/bin/bash
#Variables
current_admin="Administrator"
new_admin="Robert"
if id "$new_admin" &>/dev/null; then
echo "Username already exist."
exit 1
else if id "$current_admin" &>/dev/null; then
sudo dscl . -change "/Users/$current_admin" RecordName "$current_admin" "$new_admin"
sudo mv "/Users/$current_admin" "/Users/$new_admin"
sudo dscl . -change "/Users/$new_admin" NFSHomeDirectory "/Users/$current_admin" "/Users/$new_admin"
sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -append /Groups/admin GroupMembership "$new_admin"
echo "Admin username is changed."
exit 0
else
echo "Coult not find admin account"
exit 1
fi
fiWhen trying to reply to you I am getting an error. Testing this reply.
lets tidy up
#!/bin/bash
#Variables
current_admin="Administrator"
new_admin="Robert"
if id "$new_admin" &>/dev/null; then
echo "Username already exist."
exit 1
else if id "$current_admin" &>/dev/null; then
sudo dscl . -change "/Users/$current_admin" RecordName "$current_admin" "$new_admin"
sudo mv "/Users/$current_admin" "/Users/$new_admin"
sudo dscl . -change "/Users/$new_admin" NFSHomeDirectory "/Users/$current_admin" "/Users/$new_admin"
sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -append /Groups/admin GroupMembership "$new_admin"
echo "Admin username is changed."
exit 0
else
echo "Coult not find admin account"
exit 1
fi
fiThis is the error I get when trying to add the log from sudo jamf policy
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lets tidy up
#!/bin/bash
#Variables
current_admin="Administrator"
new_admin="Robert"
if id "$new_admin" &>/dev/null; then
echo "Username already exist."
exit 1
else if id "$current_admin" &>/dev/null; then
sudo dscl . -change "/Users/$current_admin" RecordName "$current_admin" "$new_admin"
sudo mv "/Users/$current_admin" "/Users/$new_admin"
sudo dscl . -change "/Users/$new_admin" NFSHomeDirectory "/Users/$current_admin" "/Users/$new_admin"
sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -append /Groups/admin GroupMembership "$new_admin"
echo "Admin username is changed."
exit 0
else
echo "Coult not find admin account"
exit 1
fi
fiExecuting Policy Change Administrator name to BobbyB 3
Running script BobbyB 3...
Script exit code: 0
Script result: <main> attribute status: eDSAttributeNotFound
<dscl_cmd> DS Error: -14134 (eDSAttributeNotFound)
mv: rename /Users/Administrator to /Users/Robert/Administrator: Operation not permitted
<dscl_cmd> DS Error: -14009 (eDSUnknownNodeName)
change: Invalid Path
Admin username is changed.
lets tidy up
#!/bin/bash
#Variables
current_admin="Administrator"
new_admin="Robert"
if id "$new_admin" &>/dev/null; then
echo "Username already exist."
exit 1
else if id "$current_admin" &>/dev/null; then
sudo dscl . -change "/Users/$current_admin" RecordName "$current_admin" "$new_admin"
sudo mv "/Users/$current_admin" "/Users/$new_admin"
sudo dscl . -change "/Users/$new_admin" NFSHomeDirectory "/Users/$current_admin" "/Users/$new_admin"
sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -append /Groups/admin GroupMembership "$new_admin"
echo "Admin username is changed."
exit 0
else
echo "Coult not find admin account"
exit 1
fi
fiFinally found a way to get the error message to you. So we are close and the name was not changed as it stated. Not sure what is causing the error.
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