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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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Some icons changed after changing username and home folder name
I have changed my username and home folder name in macOS Monterey and now the sidebar icons were just generic.
I unchecked and checked back all of them in Finder's preferences and all changed back ...
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Is it possible to temporarily prevent a user account from logging in?
I'm trying to setup a system with individually encrypted user home folders, i.e- each user has their own encrypted volume containing their home folder.
The problem is, if I login as a user when that ...
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Microsoft Office runs on one Admin account but not another
Difficult technical issue. I have iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019) running macOS Monterey version 12.1. The latest version of Microsoft Office was previously running on this admin account but unclear ...
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Will Migration Assistant affect other MacBook user(s)?
The MacBook in question has two user profiles (both administrators) with separate Apple IDs, separate workflows etc. (i.e., unrelated or loosely related to each other); one of the profiles is my own. ...
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AD Account not working
For a few days now I cannot login to AD Accounts anymore.
I receive the message
"Your are unable to log in to the user account "XYZ" at this time.
Logging into the account failed ...
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Cannot log in to local admin
I copied this script and made the changes on it, but for some reason when I try to log in with the account it doesn't log in at all.
Has anyone experienced this issue? I am wondering what could be the ...
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App can't be opened when accessing with another user
I have a mac that runs Fusion360 under one user. I now want to use the program from the other user but I get an error that the application is not supported.
That's weird because it runs without ...
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Non-admin user cannot access scanner
I have a Brother scanner / printer connected via USB to a MacBook Pro. I'm using a plain user account that does not have admin rights for daily work.
Scanning works nicely for an admin user but not ...
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Problems logging into Mac after reinstalling older OS
I’m having problems with my late 2013 27 inch Mac and need some help.
Last night I tried to install a newer OS (Mojave) and it told me there was a disk management error (69854). I was previously on OS ...
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Experiencing issues with saving documents and accessing user accounts after moving Home folder
Recently I had a larger (2 TB) secondary SATA SSD installed in my iMac (running Big Sur) in order to incorporate data from several external HDDs that are nearing the end of their effective lifespan. ...
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Under a standard user account, after Big Sur update, why does Disk Utility continuously ask for admin authentication?
I'm running MacOS Big Sur (11.2.1) on a MacBook Air 2014. I exclusively use the MacBook under a standard user account, though I also possess the admin credentials.
Since a recent update (I want to ...
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Remote desktop into iMac while someone is on a separate account?
I'm using an iMac 21.5-Inch (Late 2015). I have a son who has a full-time job, and his only option is to use our iMac.
Is there a way to remote desktop into my account while he's on his? If so, can I ...
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In mac OS, Is it possible to make a certain app use the root "Application Support" folder?
I'm curious to know if there's a way to make a certain app use the root Application Support folder on mac OS? So all user accounts on administrative level can run that app with the same data base/...
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How to create template folders in new user's home directory via command line
[MacOS Catalina 10.15.6]
I've created a new user on a remove machine via ssh. The new user is able to log in, but their home folder contains no template files (bash profile) or folders. When adding ...
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Any conflicts when creating two User accounts (with different privileges) but the same Apple ID?
I've set up iMac A with an Admin User account {501}, a User account {512}, and also three "sharing only" accounts {502, 503, 504} for networking with iMac B.
I've set up iMac B with an Admin User ...
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How to delete /var/folders/xx/xxxxxxxxx when the corresponding user account is deleted?
The user specified tmp path is /var/folders/xx/xxxxxxxxx , which can be got by $TMPDIR. It will be created when creating a new user.
But when I delete the user at System Preferences, choosing Delete ...
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Recover deleted user data — user deleted via System Prefs with “Delete home folder”
Earlier today, I deleted a user (through the Users and Groups pane in System Preferences), and of the options “Keep home folder”/“Move home folder to deleted users”/“Delete home folder”, I chose “...
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Graphics Glitching Solved With New User Account
Mid-2015 MacBook Pro 15", Catalina 10.15.3, twin 4K displays
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Graphics glitching: unable to maintain smooth video playback on any video source, frames dropped. A few times a minute I'll get a ...
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User account issues after resetting PRAM
So my 2012 iMac has been unusually cranky the past couple days and did not respond to the usual reboot I give when this happens, so I decided to reset the PRAM at the advice of many articles.
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Can't login with my user account, works only with admin account
I have iMac late 2015, macOS High Sierra. Till now it worked perfectly, but today I turned on my computer, it allowed to login into my user account, then I opened one app and it went to not responding....
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Two iCloud accounts on one Mac using Sierra
I share a Macbook Pro with my partner. We have our own user account on the Mac which we sign into whenever we want to use it. We also have our own iCloud accounts.
However when I sign into iCloud ...
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Mavericks Open Directory: a user can't open or modify files he's created
The OS X server & clients are on 10.9.5.
I've got a client who's had some issues, various corruptions, etc.. I had to re-create the entire user, and in doing so, have some permissions issues.
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Set default user in terminal
I just formatted my Mac and upgrade it to El Capitan,
When I open Terminal I see that I am always logged in as root:
How can I get my usual user name every time I open a new Terminal window,
I ...
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Unexpected Finder message "This item will be deleted immediately"
I made a second user account (test, admin privs) and set the permissions of my second hard drive so that this account could read & write. The only thing I changed was the first line and then ...
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Application permissions for Standard user
I use my Mac as a Standard user. When I first set it up, all applications were downloaded/installed using the Admin user. Running latest OSX 10.10.3
When using my Mac as the Standard user, every time ...
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How to share directory alias between user accounts
I'm having trouble using aliases across user accounts.
I have two existing directories:
/Users/foo/stuff
/Users/bar/stuff
I'd like to alias /Users/foo/stuff to be accessible at /Users/Shared/...
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Yosemite installer made my account into a guest account
While upgrading to OSX Yosemite, I quickly skipped forward in the different menus, and must have inevertenly created a new account.
Now my old proper account has become a guest account, with parental ...
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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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How can I completely change an account name, including the record name?
Even when I option click the user for advanced settings, change the name, account name, and the home directory to match, when I open the terminal, the old name still shows as oldname@Macbook-Air ~ %. ...
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Deleted user content by accident
I was trying to empty the trash from terminal because Xcode was stuck in it, but I accidentally removed the trash from the path and ran sudo rm -rf ~/ I thought for a moment i was changing the ...
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Move to a larger drive
My wife got me an external SSD for my bday. I'm on a 2013 Mac Pro, so my existing user folder is already on another external. I'd like to move to the new drive and use the old one for backups.
Given ...
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Xcode 5.1.1 crashes on 10.9.5 Mavericks when run in User Account but runs in Guest Account
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac9,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus ...
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How do I get rid of "phantom user" after migration?
I got a new Macbook so I used Migration Assistant to move all my content from the old Mac... my only used on the old mac was called 'user' and that is the only user I wanted to move to my new Mac.
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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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How to remove "_www" user from the everyone group?
As the question said: How do I remove the _www user form the everyone group?
Background: I am trying to lock down PHP to my web directory. PHP runs under the _www user. My solution is to only give ...
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Citizen Erased: My Mac deleted my user account! Please help
The last time I used my user account I was browsing the net and sending an email with the built in Mail app. But I accidentally unplugged the Mac and when it came back, my user account wasn't on the ...