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TICKET ARCHIVE -> How Do I Change the Administrator User?
ioanmark - Jul 14, 2005 - 5:22 am
How do I change the administrator user or create a new one to have the short name changed and stuff, but all the applications left for the new admin account?
philippe99 - Jul 14, 2005 - 6:02 am
Mark
You speak aqbout administrator... but your question is stored in the "mac Os 9 folder".
Do you want to speak about Mac Osx administrator ?
If yes...
To give the admin rights to another user:
SystemPrefs / Accounts
Select the target account to modify
Security tab: at the end of the pane, check "Allow this user...administrator"
After that, if you check the old admin account, this check box is now unchecked for him; the old-admin is now a simple user
Now, I do not clearly understand your "all the applications left for the new admin account" ?
Phil
You speak aqbout administrator... but your question is stored in the "mac Os 9 folder".
Do you want to speak about Mac Osx administrator ?
If yes...
To give the admin rights to another user:
SystemPrefs / Accounts
Select the target account to modify
Security tab: at the end of the pane, check "Allow this user...administrator"
After that, if you check the old admin account, this check box is now unchecked for him; the old-admin is now a simple user
Now, I do not clearly understand your "all the applications left for the new admin account" ?
Phil
ioanmark - Jul 15, 2005 - 3:45 am
Thanks so much, yesterday I got everything working after trying things for a few hours in os x. i'm selling this computer and don't want to reinstall all the aplications but i guess they'll stay even though i delete my account and create a new one.
philippe99 - Jul 15, 2005 - 4:22 am
Yes they will stay
The best solution before selling a computer -to avoid the buyer to use/register prgms you've paid for it- is to wipe (low level zeroing) the disk and reinstall the OS as it came with the machine or as it is on the retail OS cds you bought -no update, nothing-
Doing this, i.e selling the computer in the same -os speaking- state you bought it, the buyer could never argumented to you that the computer does not work because of extras/add-ons/updates. Just install the admin account with admin-admin as user-passwd
Before selling it, just show the buyer that all the Apple original softs are working
If the buyer is a newbie, you can help it by creating a new account for him. Just explain the existence of the admin account and its potential dangers in a newbie's hands
Good luck in the selling process
Phil
The best solution before selling a computer -to avoid the buyer to use/register prgms you've paid for it- is to wipe (low level zeroing) the disk and reinstall the OS as it came with the machine or as it is on the retail OS cds you bought -no update, nothing-
Doing this, i.e selling the computer in the same -os speaking- state you bought it, the buyer could never argumented to you that the computer does not work because of extras/add-ons/updates. Just install the admin account with admin-admin as user-passwd
Before selling it, just show the buyer that all the Apple original softs are working
If the buyer is a newbie, you can help it by creating a new account for him. Just explain the existence of the admin account and its potential dangers in a newbie's hands
Good luck in the selling process
Phil
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