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From: Alan Browne <singularity@blackhole.org>
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Subject: Re: Username Funny Stuff
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2024 13:04:16 -0400
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On 2024-06-01 19:06, Colour Sergeant Bourne wrote:
> I just got a new Mac.
> 
> My old File Vaulted Mac booted into the Lock Screen which showed my 
> FirstName LastName filled in as the (only) user and under that, a box to 
> enter my password.
> 
> After successfully setting up my new Mac, I tuned off. Later on 
> power-up, it booted into the Lock Screen which showed two empty boxes-— 
> the first requesting my username and the second my password.
> 
> I entered FirstName LastName for the username and then the correct 
> password. No go.  I got the shaking password error and couldn’t login. 
> Retried several times, checking for caps lock key, tried a different 
> keyboard, etc. No joy.
> 
> So I went into the Change Password sequence, logging in easily with my 
> Apple ID  and successfully changed the Mac password. On boot, still no 
> joy- couldn’t login.
> 
> Eventually I called tech support and an Apple Babe walked me through 
> changing the password again even though I told her I had already tried 
> that. She insisted I do it again and while doing so, I noticed that my 
> actual username was in fact firstnamelastname— no caps, no space.
> 
> I told her that and we abandoned the change password operation and 
> rebooted  entering firstnamelastname as the username. All worked fine. 
> Login!
> 
> The root cause of the problem was when I set up Lock Screen in System 
> Settings-- selecting for "Login Window Shows":  "Name and Password" 
> instead of "List of Users"-- the latter which pre-enters 
> firstnamelastname even though it shows FirstName LastName.
> 
> Live and learn....

In some other context, though I enter everything first/last names, on 
some Apple app it was always showing as last/first.  This eventually 
resolved after some OS updates.  (Don't recall the app  offhand).

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