Copy files in home folder to another user?

Hi,
I recently underwent a name change.
So, I set up a new admin user account with my new name/new short name. How do I give my new self access to exactly the same desktop/stuff my old self had access to?
Thanks,
Shambhavi (formerly known as Lalita)

If you log in to your root account you should be able to transfer any files from the old account's folders into those of the new account. Just be very careful about what you do while logged in to the root user account.
If you have no idea what the "root user" is, read this:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106290
Hope this helps.
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