Hello how do you change the account name

Hello I've bought a second hand Mac mini.
Under system preferences...users and groups...user admin...advanced options
How do you change the user ID, Group, Account name and home directory name?
When I go to do this there is a warning sigh that the user won't be able to log in. As I'm the new owner of the Mac mini I'd like to put my own name there but not share if I'm doing it right.
Thanks Edd

Hello Eddie,
Good thing you asked, not that easy, & can be dangerous...
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1428
If it were me, I'd just make a new admin account, leave the old one for emergency use.

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