OS X V10.7 Lion :: Don't Have An Administrative Account
May 30, 2012for some reason my admin account turned to standard now i can't make any changes on my imac
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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Can't Log Into Administrative Account
Jun 6, 2012At the login screen, I choose my regular administrative account and enter my password. The screen goes blue, then returns to the login screen. No indication that my password is incorrect, and an incorrect password gives the proper response. I can log into the other account no problem.TechTool Pro shows no problem with my hardware.
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MacBook
Pro (15-inch Late 2008), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Mac Pro :: Stop Someone Setting Up A Duplicate Administrative Account (hackmac)?
Jun 3, 2012My child has learned how to set up a second administrative account to bypass parental controls. How do I stop this?
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iMac (20-inch Early 2009), iOS 5.1.1
IMac :: Changing Admin Password / Unable To Login To Administrative Account
Jul 16, 2010I've recently started work with a new company and the previous employee has left, but has setup the adminstrative account on the work computer. When asked for a password, I don't know what he used. My boss and I have gone through some various passwords he used but none work. What are my options?
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Mar 5, 2009Okay, so here is how my question comes about... I have already searched and could not find links to other threads..
I bought a G4 desktop from a guy on craigslist about a week ago and I want to upgrade from 10.3.9 to the newer 10.5. He has an administrative account on the computer and whenever I try and load the 10.5, it asks for his password. I called the guy wondering what his password was and he told me. I tried entering that in and it will not work. Now the guy will not answer his phone or his e-mail address. I know he was the original owner because of the information on the computer and the name on the business card he exchanged for mine.
I would really like to upgrade my OS but I need to know how to go about reseting the computer to erase 100% of everything on the computer. Can someone please help me, I am new to Mac and I don't really know what to do!!!
MacBook Pro :: Changing The Administrative Password?
Apr 9, 2012changing my administrative password. i forgot my password and i wanna reset it but cant.
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MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro :: Reset The Administrative User?
Jun 29, 2012Got a new macbook pro for my son and migrated his user that had parental controls to the new system. Now i can't do anything with the system. Almost everything is locked out. I would normally reinstall the operating system but it didn't come with a disk.
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MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro :: Administrative Password Forgotten
Aug 22, 2014I have forgotten my administrative password (for macbook pro, 10.6.8 version), can't find the installation cd.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
MacBook Pro :: OS Lion Couldn't Access Guest Account And New User Account
May 24, 2012I bought this new MacBook Pro a month ago. When I try logging into my guest account, it froze. I had no other alternative but to get out of it by pressing the power button. Then I tried open a new user account to see if it also has the same problem. Unfortunately it did have the same problem - froze after I logged in. I had done a harddisk check, there seemed to be no problem.
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.2)
Mac OS X Lion Server :: Change A Local Account To A Open Directory Account?
Jun 3, 2012is it possible to change a local account to a open directory account
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Mac mini Server (Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4), Lion Server
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Migrating Data From A Corrupt User Account To A New Account On The Same Mac?
Apr 22, 2012Does anyone know the correct proceedure for migrating data from a corrupt user account to a new account on the same mac?Â
View 1 Replies View RelatedOS X V10.7 Lion :: Freshly Created Account Is Admin-Account By Default?
May 27, 2012A freshly created account under 10.7.4. is a Admin account by default. The checkbox "Allow user to administer this computer" is grayed out. I end up with an Admin account and there is no way to convert this account into a Standard account. Facts: 10.7.4 - clean install on a current iMac i5 Freshly created account uses name of a deleted older account (my name)Repaired permissions several times (disk utility and "resetpassword utility" via terminal and safe boot)The older account had been relocated to a external disc for security reasons. There the access rights got corrupted so that I wanted to freshly create a new account and copy all files from a backup. how to create a new account for me?Â
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
OS X Mavericks :: Administrative Accounts Resetting To Standard
Jun 17, 2014We are experiencing an issue where our enterprise Mac machines running Mavericks (10.9.1 to 10.9.3) where accounts set with administrative privileges are somehow getting reset to standard privileges. When this occurs we are unable to administer the machine and even attempting to log in with root is unavailable. Our only recourse has been to reimage the machine. Â
We do run Microsoft Office, Outlook, and Lync. Not sure if that is playing a part but throwing it out there.Â
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MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
OS X V10.7 Lion :: AD Account Canot Create A Mobile Account
Apr 10, 2012Working on a 2011 Macbook Pro with 10.7.3.I"ve setup many other macs with the same build and they all have created the mobile account when logging in for the first time, but this one will not allow the mobile account to get created.I'm connected to the line that gives me LAN access. I can log in with my own credencials and that works fine.I suspect it's the way the AD account is setup on the server but I'm not an admin for that. The same account sets up fine on a Windows box. Once I log in for the first time, it goes directly to the desktop. Basicly a local account but no user directory is created. With Fast User Switching turned on I see that it's showing someone elses name there, not the user that I logged in with. i.e. It should show 'joe jones' but it's showing 'fred smith'
Can't get screen grabs because there is no access. Can't show the FInder drives for the same reason, even if I go make the user an admin from a local admin account.I've seen some fixes in the forums but nothing works. I could just give in and create a local account an leave it at that, but that is not a fix
OS X :: Keychain Access Acting Up - Enter Administrative Password
Dec 4, 2010I don't remember ever having this problem since Keychain first appeared. About a week ago I changed my login password and now when I attempt to look at any of my Keychain passwords my computer prompts me to enter my Keychain password (which is my OLD login password) rather than allowing me to enter my new administrative login password. I don't want to have to remember two passwords when only a week ago I only ever had to enter my one current administrative password to authorize Keychain Access to allow me to look at any of my numerous passwords in its window pane. How can I get it to only require me to enter my one new/current adminstrative password? I tried "Keychain First Aid" and error messages to appeared stating: Verification Terminated Unexpectedly or Repair Terminated Unexpectedly A reviewer at MacUpdate had the same experience with Keychain First Aid that I did
View 1 Replies View RelatedMacBook Air :: Administrative Rights To External Hard Drive When Using Parallels
Mar 10, 2012I have installed Parallels to run an embroidery software (Floriani) on my MacBook Air. Both Parallels and the Floriani are running fine and I can see my windows formatted external hard drive when in Floriani and can bring in files from it. But when I try to save a redesigned embroidery file to the external hard drive it tells me I can not because I do not have administrative rights. I have tried to also tried to copy embroidery files downloaded from the internet to my Macbook and get the same message. Since I am the administrator (and only user) of this laptop, how can I get access to the hard drive. I tried following the all the suggestions in the Help Center for setting permission but even though I can set the drive as a "shared" file I cannot see the "lock'" icon referred to and in the "Sharing and Permissions" it still says I can only read.Â
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
OS X Mavericks :: Why Do So Many Apps Require Administrative Rights To Install / Update
Sep 10, 2014I know that my Mac is technically a multi-user system, but it offends me mightily to have to give administrative rights to programs from Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle, etc when they should clearly be able to function in a single-user install available only to my userid.Â
I can see where firewall software and maybe stuff like vmware needs it but there doesn't seem to be a compelling reason for letting nearly every software company on the planet have super user access to my filesystem. Once I give them such rights its trivial for them to set up a set-uid permission as root on some little executable tucked away in their install.Â
Any way to force software to just install in your own userspace? Is there some type of jail/chroot I could set up to protect my system from these programs?
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MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1), 8 Gig RAM
OS X V10.7 Lion :: How To Set Up 'Mail' Account!
May 22, 2012I am trying to set up my 'Mail' application with my email account. I have the account with WIndows Live. The Mail Application needs to know my incoming and outgoing service provider... The problem is I haven't got a clue what this information is or where to find it?
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MacBook Pro
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Account ID Is Disabled??
May 26, 2012I woke up and tried to update my iphone and my ipad and both are telling me this. I then went to iforgot and reset my password and it still is saying the same thing. Is there a step I forgot? I have no idea what triggered this.
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Mac Pro, Macbook Pro, G4, Mac OS X (10.4.8)
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Moving To A New User Account?
Feb 15, 2012I'm creating a new user account and moving my personal data over to it, because I want a fresh start with default settings. Both accounts are administrators. Will I have any permissions problems after moving my files? I don't want to find out that I can't access my data on the new account because I don't have the UNIX permissions for it. Â
Edit: I don't know if it makes a difference, but I forgot to add that I am moving my files from the old account to an external firewire drive, and then from the drive to the new account. Also, I'm running 10.7.3Â
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Create A New Admin Account?
Mar 2, 2012Is it possible to create a new admin account, transfer all the information from my current to new, then delete the old admin account?
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Apr 4, 2012I am no longer using a Mail account which has no messages in the inbox, sent, etc., but I I've done a Save As of many of these messages into other folders outside of Mail on my computer, but are still Mail docs. Also, I can no longer access the server hosting this acct. and messages. Mail warns me that if I remove this account "all messages will be deleted permanently from your computer." Sounds like I should leave it be even though there are no messages left from this acct. in Mail. Would removing this Mail acct. actually result in all the messages in other non-Mail folders on my computer disappearing?
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iMac 20, Mac OS X (10.7.2), 2.5GB memory
OS X V10.7 Lion :: How To Lock Account Picture
May 10, 2012I need to create a user account for several pupils. I don't want them to change the account picture.How do I lock the picture.I Know there is this Guest Account, I am not talking about that.
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May 13, 2012why did my mail account can not run well on apple mac ?, especially when i try to send my mail.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Twitter Account Has Been Hacked?
May 19, 2012my twitter account has been hacked, is it possible that someone has hacked my laptop as well (Macbook pro with an Apple care protection plan )?
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
OS V10.7 :: Unlock User Account In Lion X?
May 31, 2012Does anyone know how to unlock an user account in Lion X?
Info:Mac OS X (10.7.4)
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Change An Email Account With A New ISP?
Jun 29, 2012Am going cable from DSL in the near future. how to change/delete accounts in Mail?
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Jul 2, 2012How do I unistall an email account?
View 2 Replies View RelatedOS X V10.7 Lion :: Moving All Data From One User Account To Another?
Feb 17, 2012I want to move everything from my current user account to another account. Both accounts are administrator accounts. As I am typing, I am copying over files from each of my home folders (cmd-A, cmd-C, go to new account's public folder, create folder of same name, cmd-V). The Migration Assistant won't aid because that is only for multiple Macs. I want to move my account to another account on the same Mac.
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iMac 24, Mac OS X (10.7.2), 640 GB HD, 2.66 GHz C2Duo, 8 GB Ram
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Delete MobileMe Account From Macbook?
Feb 29, 2012For some reason my Mail has a mobileme account as the default and I dont even use mobileme, how can i remove it in it's entirety?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
