On 7/25/08 12:08 PM, "Chris Millet" <email@hidden> wrote:
> Newbie mistake here...
>
> While cleaning up old user folders, I somehow deleted the home folder
> for the main admin user. Everything on the server runs fine, but I
> noticed some differences when running some apps like Safari and mail.
>
> How bad is this? Should I just create a new admin user with all the
> same privileges and reboot? Can I recreate the user folder somehow?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
Sure, you can re-create it. As long as the admin account still exists, you
should be able to log in to a console session and run some commands to
create a new home. From the login screen, click Other, supply ">console" as
the name and click Log In. You'll be taken to the console. Supply your admin
credentials to log in, and then issue the following commands:
sudo ditto /System/Library/User\ Template/English/lproj /Users/admin
sudo chown -R admin:admin /Users/admin
logout
Now just log in. You should have a home directory.
--
Peter M. Bukowinski
IT Sr. Support Engineer
Janelia Farm Research Campus
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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