terminal commands

Renaming a mac user
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sudo scutil --set ComputerName "newname"
sudo scutil --set LocalHostName "newname"
sudo scutil --set HostName "newname"

Then: Flush the DNS cache by typing: dscacheutil -flushcache
Then: Restart your Mac
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DONE


Fixing Centrify not loading Filevault policy for user
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Login as macadmin:

sudo adflush
adgpupdate -T computer

Thhen: Login as AD user:
adgpupdate

Then: Log-out
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DONE


Moving an exitsing user account to AD
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Login as macadmin not AD user:
sudo su
ls /Users/  (lists the user accounts)
mv /Users/firstname.lastname /Users/firstname.lastname_old  (moves the users folder to a new folder)
ls /Users/  (check user has been moved)

System Preferences > Users & Groups > Delete user 
Restart machine

Run Centrify bind process, restart machine
Login as macadmin not AD user:

sudo su
ls /Users/  (lists the user accounts)
rm -rf /Users/firstname.lastname 
mv /Users/firstname.lastname_old/ /Users/firstname.lastname
ls /Users/  (lists the user accounts)
chown -Rfv firstname.lastname:staff /Users/firstname.lastname
exit
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DONE