disable the root user again to improve system security (follow the same steps as outlined above and choose "Disable Root User") this time.
remove your user account folder from the system drive (to save disk space on your system drive).
If this is working for you as expected, here is the clean-up: Search for the Run Shell Script action in the search field, then drag the icon into the main window on the right-hand side.
reboot your system normally and try to log in to your user Open Automator from the Applications folder or within Spotlight.
Click on "Reset" at the bottom of that window to reset permissions.
choose the hard drive you normally use to boot from.
from the menu "Utilities" choose Terminal.
restart your computer holding down the Alt key until you see boot options on the screen.
user ID) or you may end up not be able to log in or use the system with the other user
Do NOT change anything else on that form (e.g.
Important: Use the proper capitalization as depicted on your system or you may run into problems.
If you type it in, the path starts with /Volumes/.
for the field "Home directory", either click the button "Choose" (if it is there) and select the new path or type in the new path.
right-click (or Ctrl+click) the user you want to move and choose "Advanced Options".
open System Preferences > Users & Groups.
navigate to the system's Users folder and copy the user's home folder over to the other partition.
navigate to your other partition and create a base home folder (to use Apple's naming convention, create a folder named "Users").
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type in root into the username field and supply the password you just gave it.
log out of the current to-be-moved user.
from the menu "Edit" click "Enable Root Account" and supply a password for that account.
click on "Join" next to Network Account Server.
open the padlock on the lower left-hand corner.
Create a partition to use for the home folder (Disk Utility is the built-in choice to do so).
While not recommended (potentially due to not being easy to do), it is possible to move a home folder to a different partition. As mentioned by the other comments, Apple's default partition scheme is to have everything on ONE partition.