Software :: Unable To Delete User Account?

Oct 17, 2010

I am having trouble deleting a user account from my iMac G5 PowerPC running OS 10.5. I have made a series of mistakes which now prevents me from being able to delete this account.

First, I tried to change the name (full name as well as short name and user folder path). Secondly, I deleted the user folder manually.

So, basically all files and folders associated with this account are gone, but the user name still shows up in the system pref window, but with the "-" button greyed out.

The account I want to delete is the one which was made when I installed the OS in the first place. I have a feeling this might be problematic.

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