Use shortname as default in dialog boxes? Home › Forums › OS X Server and Client Discussion › Misc. › Use shortname as default in dialog boxes? This topic has 2 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 16 years, 10 months ago by egadsby. Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) Author Posts April 7, 2009 at 11:37 pm #375958 clutchParticipant Hi, I’m wondering if there is a way to make any connection and authentication dialog boxes default to a users shortname instead of their fullname. Possible? Clutch. April 8, 2009 at 1:16 am #375959 clutchParticipant Forget it – found it elsewhere. FYI the commands are these: 10.4 defaults write -g com.apple.AppleShareClientCore -dict-add afp_use_default_name -bool NO defaults write -g com.apple.AppleShareClientCore -dict-add afp_use_short_name -bool YES 10.5 defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.NetworkAuthorization UseDefaultName -bool NO defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.NetworkAuthorization UseShortName -bool YES C. January 11, 2010 at 6:16 pm #377801 egadsbyParticipant Thanks! That was very helpful! Author Posts Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In