Deleting/modifying a user in iChat

murbotmurbot
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
This should be a simple thing to do, shouldn't it? I can't find anywhere how to dump the name and email address I entered when I first fired up iChat. I'd like to change the name I used, and it won't freakin let me.



I have found info on changing your password, using multiple accounts... but how the heck do I just delete the one currently in use? I used my full name when starting it up, and I want to change it to just my email address now...



Thanks!

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 7
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Ok... DUH... I found the 2 preference files for iChat in Home/Library/Preferences. I had been looking in just HD/Library/Prefs previously... <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" />



    Anyway, another weird problem. Here I am trying to enter my info to set up iChat:











    The OK button is greyed out unless I have something in both the first and last name boxes. Is this normal? I see people all the time with a one name username (or their email address). I threw my email address into one of the name fields, but it's greyed out unless I enter something in the last name field as well.



    What the heck?
  • Reply 2 of 7
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    I just use an empty space for my last name.



    I'm in Appleinsider chat right now, come and visit me.
  • Reply 3 of 7
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Hmm... if you use iChat with a .mac address, that's what shows up as your username whether you want it to or not...
  • Reply 4 of 7
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    [quote]Originally posted by murbot:

    <strong>Hmm... if you use iChat with a .mac address, that's what shows up as your username whether you want it to or not...</strong><hr></blockquote>



    sad.
  • Reply 5 of 7
    altivec_2.0altivec_2.0 Posts: 995member
    Try typing [email protected] in both First and Last name. This sound weird to me bacause My last name is blank and my Ok button was not grayed out.
  • Reply 6 of 7
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    I just used a blank space
  • Reply 7 of 7
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    I put a space in for the last name - works fine.



    The thing that seems odd to me is that there is no option to go back afterwards and edit the name you put in - other than deleting your iChat preferences and doing it again.



    <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
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