Questions tagged [user-account]
User accounts facilitate different agents and settings on a computer. User accounts have a login name and a password, along with a home directory on the filesystem.
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how does SetupAssistant treat uid numbers when moving users from an old machine to a newly installed OS?
I have two users on my 2019 iMac. (Ventura 13.5.2) I want to use SetupAssistant to move these users accounts to my brand new Macmini.
The instructions for Setup Assistant indicate that on your first ...
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Directories owned by user 501 after migrating between MacBooks and changing users
I set up a new Macbook using the migration assistant. As I wanted to keep the name of my user directory on the old machine, and this was attached to an account I migrated as part of the process, I did ...
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Login to local admin from mobile user
I'm on MacOS 13.5 on a Macbook. On the first login screen after turning my computer on (which I think it's for FileVault), a local admin user shows up (which I have the password to). I can login here, ...
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"Install for me only" option is grayed out when trying to install programs
I am running MacOS Ventura on a MacBook Air 2020 (M1). I am running under an admin account, although not the primary account (if there is such a thing). I am trying to install both Microsoft Teams and ...
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AppleScript mouse commands in a background user
We use AppleScript (Javascript to be precise) to automate certain UI tests. The script uses the mouse (using MouseTools) and the keyboard (using system.keystroke and system.keyCode). This has been ...
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How do I transfer ownership of electron-based applications from one user account to another on a Mac?
I read somewhere that for security purposes it's a good practice to not use your the admin account for your your day to day activities on your computer, but instead create a separate account that ...
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Which users should I connect as when backing up multiple hosts to a shared drive?
Alice and Bob both have MacBooks. There's an always-on mac mini with a 5TB external drive they want to use for Time Machine backups. Bob signs in to the Mac Mini and plugs in the 5TB drive, and ...
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Create script that run command as admin ,but allow non sudo/admin user to execute it
I want to run below command
networksetup -setMTU en0 1280
but this requires admin credentials
networksetup -setMTU en0 1280
** Error: Command requires admin privileges.
I want to create a ...
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Picture-in-picture, but for users?
On my Macbook Pro I have three accounts. One is an Administrator account, the other two are standard users: one for all my work-related stuff, while the other is personal. I keep the two completely ...
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After downgrade account to standard user not able to login
After downgrade an account to standard, this user is not able to log in. After reboot came up a login window, then progress bar and then a login window again. There message is "After reboot Touch-...
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Best way to import user profile on Mac from external HDD after data recovery on Windows?
For an iMac that had a crashed fusion drive due to damages in fusion data structures, I had to perform a data recovery on Windows.
From the data recovery software, the user profile (let's call it &...
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How to delete a Ghost User - PostgresSQL
I have a PostgresSQL ghost user that only appears in PostgresSQL. I can't find it anywhere else.
I'm unable to login to that user, and it can't be removed. Does anyone have any idea on how to remove ...
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Can share files in 'Public' folder, but not folders
I have two user accounts on one Mac, and am trying to share a folder from one to the other.
I put the folder into my Public folder and set the permissions to 'everyone' and 'apply enclosed'.
When I ...
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How to create a system user/group that will appear in /etc/passwd and /etc/groups?
I want to programmatically create a system user (and group) for a new system service I'm working on. I've followed the hints to use dscl here:
https://serverfault.com/questions/20702/how-do-i-create-...
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Security application access from a standard user to administrator user - can it be "sandboxed"?
I have an administrator user on a Macbook laptop. From the admin account I have created a standard user. On the standard user I have installed Sophos which had to have full disk access enabled for it ...
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"IsHidden" attribute for sharepoint groups ("com.apple.sharepoint.group.*.plist")
On my macOS 11 Big Sur, there are several groups titled "com.apple.sharepoint.group.*.plist" (where * is a number starting from 1 and increasing).
What I understand - they are related to ...
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How do I find and delete an account that isn't showing up in Users and Groups list?
Created a test account as "sharing only"
Account name "test"
It is not showing up in account list.
Could part of the problem be I named it "test"?
How do I delete this ...
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Can I enable file sharing of an admin session from another admin session using the Terminal?
For an unknown reason all the system features of my mac (macOs High Sierra, Mbp late 2012) are inaccessible and it is impossible to launch the applications. An error message shows that the application ...
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Create a new account that is not a member of the "staff" group
By default, it seems that all new "Standard" accounts are added to the staff group. Can I create a new account that is not a member of staff and is not a "Sharing Only" account?
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Cannot remove user from a group
I would like to remove a user, "name", from the staff group.
Running dseditgroup -o edit -d name -t user staff seems to have no effect.
Why doesn't this work and what should I do differently ...
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"Users & Groups" does not display groups on Ventura 13.2
On Ventura 13.2, when I go to the "Users & Groups" settings page, no groups are displayed and there does not seem to be any way to make them appear.
The "macOS User Guide" ...
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Prevent non-administrator accounts from seeing time machine drive
I have added a standard, non administrator account to my Mac running Ventura 13.2
The new account can read files from an attached drive being used as a Time Machine and I would like to prevent this.
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How to restrict user creation on Mac from System Settings?
I use my mac with admin user, which is the only user on the device. I just want to restrict user creation from the "User and Groups" in System Settings or Preference. Or even if the admin ...
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Restore a deleted user on Mac via command line
I'm trying to add a user based on an backed-up home folder via command line.
I have tried the UI approach documented by apple at Restore a deleted user on Mac. This works but I need to do this as part ...
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How to properly rename a user account + its accompanying home folder path in macOS so as to retain all settings, preferences, etc?
(Please note the following steps I followed, as far as I can tell, are identical to Apple's instructions here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201548 - note that the order in which you'd follow ...
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How to change system username via terminal
Generally speaking, I have localadmin, which is an Administrator account, and I have X more Standard accounts. What I want to do, from this localadmin account, is change system usernames for other ...
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Can I create a new Admin profile and keep all existing files/data?
A Mac is being used in a school with an Admin profile of a ex-member of staff. We want to remove any reference to that member of staff but continue to use the Mac in the same way with all existing ...
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How to update date/time on Macintosh without admin privileges (can't use Apple ID login without correct time)
I'm helping someone try to get into their own Macintosh (iMac) that has been in storage a number of years. There are three accounts on the computer, two of which have admin privileges. One of the ...
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What access does a browser in a macos standard account have into an admin account?
Aloha!
I'm finding that more and more websites become partially or fully unusable when I use my 6-year old Mac, or have trackers/blockers/little snitch on.
So I'm thinking of having another account on ...
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Reset Mac Login Password Using Shell Script Without putting Old/Existing Password (forgotten password)
I'd like to script password changes where I don't know the existing admin password and tried unsuccessfully:
dscl . -passwd /Users/[user short name] [password]
When I hit enter, it still asks the ...
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Delete nonadmin user without old password to get FireVault
I am running Ventura on a MacBook Pro.
So last month my dad passed away and I'm trying to figure out how to turn on FileVault on the machine. Before he passed away, he apparently set my username as ...
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run unsafe app in a sandbox on regular user account
I want to use Visual Studio Code with a lot of extensions. Extensions in VS Code are not verified and can be dangerous. I want to run VS Code + extensions in a secure way AND without the need to log ...
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Mac OS user processes [duplicate]
I have a Mac OS computer with several user accounts.
When a user closes his session, is it possible for him to keep some process running in background ?
Or closing session kills every user's processes ...
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Encrypted file image access
I have 3 users on a mac os computer:
Administrator
user A: Standard Account
user B: Standard Account
User A should not see User B files. And User B should not see User A files.
User A has an ...
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How to symlink Mac OS' own folders (Monterey)?
I am looking for a way to accomplish the following on Monterey (12.6):
In the past I would symlink some Mac OS system folders (Documents, Downloads and Desktop) to folders already synced to a Synology ...
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File-ownership issues transitioning to new admin user (on same mac)
My single user (let's say u0) has over the years become cluttered.
I decided to create a new admin user u1, and incrementally migrate to it.
However I'm bumping into obstacles.
First up I'm switching ...
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Where is the directory of user icon on Monterey
I used to be able to access the directory of the default Apple User Icons, e.g. the tennis ball or the violin via the Library.
Now with the upgrade to Monterey I cannot find that directory anymore, ...
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Is there exist an higher level account than administration user in macos?
I'm holding a borrowed mac book, and I have created an admin account that can use Sudo and create new users, but in the system there exists another real admin account that I cannot reset the password ...
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How to change account name in macOS Ventura?
macOS Ventura has new System Preferences app and account names can no longer be changed from System Preferences > Users & Groups > (select a user) > Account name.
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How Can I Recreate the CUPS _lpadmin (Print Administrator) group in MacOS X?
I was following this advice to add a user to the _lpadmin group on my system to stop getting a prompt to authenticate when trying to change print options.
Unfortunately, I clicked in the wrong place ...
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Terminal Help - Reverting a Standard Mac user account back to an admin account?
I've been doing a Jamf now roll out, but have mucked up the user account by using this terminal command:
sudo dseditgroup -o edit -d UserName -t user admin
Which basically made the admin account ...
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Change sharing-only account to standard one: how to build the `home` directory?
I need to change a sharing-only account to a standard one.
From the Advanced options in System Preferences's Users and Groups I can choose the login shell and select a home directory, however there is ...
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Read old login histoy from Time Machine Backup
How can I read the login history of the last command before wtmp begins from a Time Machine Backup before the date of wtmp begins?
Is there any way to do this by replacing some current files on my ...
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Time Machine for Multiple standard user accounts on the same mac
I have multiple standard user accounts on a Mac OS computer.
I have removed read and execute privileges for group and other on each home folder.
This is because I do not want users to see other user's ...
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Cannot view another users' 'Drop Box' folder
I'm trying to transfer a large file between 2 different user accounts on my Mac (both are mine).
I put the file in 'Public / Drop Box' as apparently that would make it accessible to other users.
But ...
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Why admin users don't show up in "Users and Groups"
When I tried to reset my password, through the terminal in recovery mode, I saw two other users:
But looking at Users and groups in system preferences, I only see one account:
I tried deleting ...
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Installation failed - In order to continue installing, you need to be an owner
I ran into an interesting and very troubling error when trying to install system updates in macOS 12.4:
It seems as though the root of this problem happened during the setup phase of this new Apple ...
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"Other..." New user has been created and it wasn't me. (Monterey 12.4 ( 21F79))
2 days ago when I turned on my machine I found this screen:
("Otra...") means other in English, sorry but it's all in Spanish. When I go to check in the dictionary utility if the root user ...
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Segregate user home folders when both users are members of `staff` group
I want to segregate two home folders, /Users/justin and /Users/anotherUser such that one user cannot view the contents of the other.
My first attempt was to change the permissions of group everyone ...
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Trying to delete admin account
I made an admin account that I don't need and it just clogs my storage.
I have tried making new admin accounts and attempting to delete that admin account while logged into the new one, but it's just ...
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