When you use the Connect to Server command in the Finder to connect to an AFP server, the login panel populates your full user name by default. In Mac OS X version10.5 and later, you can customize this panel to present your short name, a custom name, or no user name at all.<\/p>\n
IMPORTANT: These instructions involve using the defaults command to edit a property list (.plist) file and are intended for experienced Mac OS X administrators. Incorrect editing of this file can lead to unexpected Mac OS X behavior. Before following these instructions, make a backup copy of the \/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.NetworkAuthorization.plist file.<\/p>\n
You can edit this file so that the Name field in the Connect to Server dialog is populated with one of the following:<\/p>\n
Current user’s long name (default behavior)<\/p>\n
Current user’s short name<\/p>\n
A custom name<\/p>\n
No name<\/p>\n
NOTE: If you select the “Remember password in keychain” option in the Connect to Server dialog, the name stored in the Keychain entry overrides the setting in this preference file.<\/p>\n
Use the defaults command in Terminal to change the default name to the following:<\/p>\n
$ defaults write \/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.NetworkAuthorization UseDefaultName -bool NO<\/p>\n
$ defaults write \/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.NetworkAuthorization UseShortName -bool YES<\/p>\n
$ defaults write \/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.NetworkAuthorization UseDefaultName -bool YES<\/p>\n
$ defaults write \/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.NetworkAuthorization DefaultName “user”<\/p>\n
Replace “user” with the desired custom name and enclose it in quotation marks.<\/p>\n
$ defaults write \/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.NetworkAuthorization UseDefaultName -bool YES<\/p>\n
$ defaults write \/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.NetworkAuthorization DefaultName “”<\/p>\n
This is only necessary if you have made any of the changes listed above.<\/p>\n
$ defaults write \/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.NetworkAuthorization UseDefaultName -bool NO<\/p>\n
$ defaults write \/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.NetworkAuthorization UseShortName -bool NO<\/p>\n
or<\/p>\n
$ defaults delete \/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.NetworkAuthorization UseDefaultName<\/p>\n
$ defaults delete \/Library\/Preferences\/com.apple.NetworkAuthorization UseShortName<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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