How to change the owner's name on the mac

My friend bought me a mac from the US and he registered the mac using his name and now i need to have it changed to my name. Even the i chat has his user name and am not able to change it.

This may be an easier method for you to do what you want. Open Accounts in *System Preferences*. Click the padlock to unlock your admin account.
Right click on your *My Account* name in the left hand window. Choose *Advanced Options*. This brings up a window that will allow you to change the short name easily. As long as you don't mess with any of the other settings you should be OK. Change the Account name and the User directory name to match.
Be sure to go under sharing in System Preferences and change the computer name also.

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