Need to set a user to administrator account
Just bought a new MacBook Pro, but cannot add applications and am getting the "...installation requires administrator priveleges" message.
Just need to know how to set the lone account (mine) to administrator privileges.
Thanks in advance.
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Someone hacked my computer and set up a new administrative account by re-registering my computer. I can not access this account nor delete it. How can I fix this and get my computer back to the way it was? And also prevent this from being able to happen again. I have the link the kid used (http://www.ihackintosh.com/2009/05/how-to-hack-the-user-password-in-mac-os-x-wit hout-an-os-x-cd/) Apparently he used hack 2. HELP PLEASE!
Not sure why you can't delete that account. If you have admin privileges, you should be able to. Sounds like you only removed the Home Folder for that account.
You should highlight/select the account you want to remove and then click the minus button. Might need to unlock the padlock with your admin password.
Have a look at these articles from Apple, if necessary.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/8235.html
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/8162.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399 -
Need help setting up 3 different iCloud accounts for my kids (so each has own iMessanger)using same Apple ID (mine) ....they don't have their own separate email addresses to work from...how do I do this?
Any devices connected to the same icloud account can sync all the data on that account. For this reason an icloud account is really for a single user.
On a mac, if each user has their own account, then the itunes for that mac account should be set up to connect to that user's icloud account (System preferences>icloud). -
Photoshop Elements 11 installed on Mac Mini OS X 10.9.5. Application running successfully on bot main user and administrative accounts for considerable time with no warning messages. When established a new user account on same computer and try to call up elements receive message “Some ot the application components are missing from the Application directory. Please reinstall the application.” How do I correct this problem without disturbing application in main user account?
Brooks lansing if you create a new Administrator account does the same issue occur? If so then it is likely that there is a file permission failure and file permissions have been set for the existing Users instead of the groups they belong to.
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How do I stop someone setting up a duplicate administrative account (hackmac)?
My child has learned how to set up a second administrative account to bypass parental controls. How do I stop this?
You are facing a "teachable moment".
/** Begin insufferable "Knowing Dad" lecture. **/
I set up these controls to protect you from dangerous stuff on the Internet.
Teen, what you have done is not RIGHT, and that alone is enough reason to not do this. If you insist on cheating to bypass what I have set up, it damages TRUST, and means I will have to institute even more strict controls on your use of the computer. And now I do not trust you to "do the right thing" in this case or in other cases.
It will take weeks to months of perfect trustworthy behavior to undo the deceitful actions you have just taken.
I need and want to be able to trust you, and your behavior in doing things you know are not right, undermines that trust and in the long run, does not lead to more independence and better outcomes.
This WILL influence my willingness to trust you in other areas, and give you additional priviledges as well.
"I do not question that you generally mean well. I question your ability to show consistent good judgement. That is why the law says teens cannot operate a Meat Slicer at their supermarket jobs."
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RichardNew email accounts should be created and set up first with your email service provider--contact them for information about how to do that. Just making up a new address and typing it into Mail's preferences doesn't create a new email account.
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Change users from Administrator account to user account using domain controller
good day,
In our domain controller we have around 1200 users, all these users have admin account and there is the problem.
I want to change them to a user accounts so they can not change IP address and install or uninstall programs with out our consent.
Is there a possibility to do this with the domain controller, because i don't want to go change the computers one by one. from admin account to user account.
Thank you so muchHi,
I agree with
Ravikumar. I assume what you mean is local admin rights. Since you have so many users which
have local admin rights, you would have created an administrator group and add all the users to that group in Local Users and Groups of Computer Management. You can remove them from the administrator group and add them to a user group.
More information:
Local Users and Groups
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc786411(v=ws.10).aspx
Best regards,
Susie -
SOLVED: Need help setting up user restrictions/permissions at work
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I am completely unaware in Linux how to accomplish this exactly and am not sure where to even look in the Wiki or forum search for this. I could have just loaded a fresh Windows XP Pro, but I am wanting to get deeper into the Linux community and become as familiar as I am with Windows.
Thanks for your help,
Vince
Last edited by vinceb (2011-04-14 18:44:35)To sum it up, you want make your system immutable to the user after your setup and gain certain limit to network access?
1) To make your system immutable to certain user. The most simple way I can think of is to disable all terminal and launcher programs.
- Add "exit" to the bottom of ~/.bashrc file. Make it immutable.
# chattr +i ~/.bashrc
- Disable your launcher program. Asuming you're installing xfce4.
# chmod 700 $(which xfrun4)
- Mount /home folder with noexec option. Edit your /etc/fstab, for example:
/dev/sda4 /home ext4 defaults,noexec 0 1
You might also want to add this option for CDROM and USB sticks.
2) Limit your network access. The easiest way is to use some sort of firefox extension, however it is strictly a weak method to do so.
Many other methods's available.
However, I personally hate such thing and wouldn't recommend you to do so. If you truely wish to do it, please do it yourself.
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If you mean iTunes Store accounts, click here and request assistance.
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Need help setting up a .mac email account-not .me
I just came home with a mac book pro today with one to one and mobile me, but I would like to create a [email protected] account. I can't figure it out at all. Please, tell me where to begin.
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I share an iTunes account with my daughter, I just got an ipad and need to set up with my own I'd for iCloud sync how can I keep my apps and music?
ColleenMcG wrote:
You can continue to share the same iTunes account ID with your daughter and set up a separate iCloud account with a different ID.
=> is this a different iCloud account for each device? I thought iCloud account ID had to match some iTunes account ID, for which we only have one i Tunes account?
You need to set up a separate iCloud account for each person that does not want to share their iCloud data. If you share an iCloud account with someone, any data you both sync with the shared account is merged, and you end up with each other's data on your device(s). If, for example, you owned two devices and someone else in the family also owned two devices, you would both want your own iCloud accounts, and you would each set up your personal iCloud account on the two devices you own. In other words, you want a separate iCloud account for each person to be used on the devices they own. Each iCloud account has to have a separate Apple ID. The ID does not need to be the same as the ID used for iTunes. Many families perfer to share the same iTunes account/ID, but maintain separate iCloud accounts with different IDs to keep there data separated.
ColleenMcG wrote:
It does not need to be the same as the ID used for iCloud.
=> what ID, iTunes? So I can have a separate iCloud account "only" ID which I also assume must be some [valid] email address? The children currently do not have email accounts anywhere.
Yes, I was referring to the iTunes ID not needing to be the same as the ID used for iCloud. In order to set up an Apple ID your children will need to have a valid email address that can be verified by Apple. Apple requires this so they have a way of contacting the owner if there is a problem with the account, such as when you may need to reset the password on the account. When you set up the ID, Apple will send a verification email to this email account and you will need to click on the verificating link in the email to complete the process. If they don't currently have an email account you can just set one up with gmail or another free email hosting service. They don't have to use the account but you will need it to set up the ID. -
Administrator account and password problem
I just got a new Macbook for Christmas I have been trying to install LimeWire onto my laptop and every time the Installer asks me to type in my administrator name and password. I've been putting in the username I used to set up my computer but its not working. Since I am the only person using this computer doesn't it make me the administrator? I have already tried putting in the Mac OS X Install disk and reseting the password for my account. I even went to System Preferences--Accounts and changes my password there but nothing has worked. *What am I doing wrong?* Do I need to set myself as an administrator manually? This is so frustrating ><
Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
I've been putting in the username I used to set up my computer but its not working.
If your user is already an Administrator user, the user name should be input into the dialog box by default. You should not need to type your name in. Look inside the Accounts System Preferences. Is your user listed as a "Standard" user? Or an "Admin"? If it's "Standard", then you've encountered on of Mac OS X 10.5's bugs. For some reason, some users don't keep their Administrator status. You can follow the instructions in this article to manually set your status to Administrator:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306876
-Doug -
Administrator Account Mysteriously disappeared
I reset my administrator account and then when i rebooted the computer to log on to my administrator account it just disapeared, wasnt there! and only my standard account was there? HELP WERE DID IT GO?
When commands in the Terminal or single user mode run successfully, they do not give any message nor a return code.
Changing password from single user mode:
You can also change the administrator's password from single user mode or create a new administrator account.
You need to get into single use mode for steps one and two that are listed below.
This page will tell you how to get into single user mode.
http://www.securemac.com/macosxsingleuser.php
Basically, you hold down the command-s key when powering on. The command key has a little apple symbol on the lower left. It is between the alt/option key and the space bar. On a PC keyboard, it will be the windows key, I think.
1) You can change the password on an account. ( Do you know Unix. You are in a Unix single user console. ) The setup commands you need should be listed on the screen. For Mac OS 10.4.11, the commands are:
# Type the follow two instructions to accessing the startup disk in read/write:
/sbin/fsck -fy
/sbin/mount -uw /
# Start up some utility processes that are needed.
sh /etc/rc
# You will probably need to press the enter key once the system stops typing.
# To find out the users on the system type, use the list command:
ls /Users
# One of these accounts will be the administrator.
# Pick one of the users which I'll call a-user-name and type it in this command:
passwd a-user-name
# and enter the new user password. You need six characters.
# You will need to enter your password twice. Your typing will not show up on the screen just
# press enter when you complete the typing.
# For cryptic information on these commands try:
man ls
man passwd
The root account isn't enabled by default. I am not sure if changing the password on root will enable it.
2) Get the Mac to set up an additional administrative account. You can then change the password on your old account.
This was Posted by: JoseAranda at September 9, 2006 3:48 AM
OK, restart your computer, hold down Command-s and type in the following:
Robert's edit: The first two commands will depend on your release of Mac OS X. Looked at what is typed out in the console to determine the exact format.
/sbin/fsck -y [Enter]
/sbin/mount -uaw [Enter]
rm /var/db/.applesetupdone [Enter]
# Robert's edit: The rm command is the remove command which deletes the file.
# Robert's edit: I'd rename the file via: mv /var/db/.applesetupdone /var/db/.applesetupdone.old
reboot [Enter]
Once you've done that the computer reboots and it's like the first time you used the machine. Your old accounts are all safe. From there you just change all other account passwords in the account preferences!!
end of posted by: JoseAranda
http://www.askdavetaylor.com/howdo_i_reset_my_mac_os_x_admin_rootpassword.html
You will need to scroll down to see this post. Search for applesetupdone
Or see:
http://superpixel.ch/articles/running-setup-assistant-again/ -
Delete old administrator account
I'm giving my G3 iBook (10.3.9) to my grand-daughter. I set up a second administrator account in her name. Now I want to delete my account. But how?
In System Preferences>Accounts I'm unable to activate "-" (delete) from her new account or from my account.
Again, what I want to do is delete my old admin account, leaving just her account on the iBook.
Is this somehow a process that must be carried out via NetInfo Manager?Log out of your account and log into the new account you created, click on the Lock icon and authenticate using her admin password. Now you should be able to delete your old account. Do not do this using Fast User Switching. If your account is protected by FileVault, then you will need to first disable FileVault while logged into your account.
Note that what you are doing is not really the better solution. It would be better to simply boot from the OS X installer disc, reformat the hard drive using the Zero Data (one pass) option,) then reinstall OS X. At the end of the installation do not restart but simply turn off the computer. When your grand-daughter first turns on the machine the Setup Assistant will run, and she can initiate everything new leaving no trace of your account or any of your files on the computer. -
Puzzled - parent domain user as administrator in child domain cannot add printer
I've got a bare domain at the forest with 3 users and several "child" domains. I'm trying to set it up so that the user (let's call it EA-Service) in the forest can do administrative work in each of the sub domains without having to log on to the various
domains as each domain's domain administrator. There are a handful of these domains at this time, but as we pick up more accounts (think hosting), we expect the number of domains to reach the hundreds. I don't want hundreds of domain accounts
to track.
I thought adding EA-Service to a forest group called EA-Universal and adding EA-Universal to Builtin\Administrators on each of the domain controllers would give me administrator access on each of the domains.
I spent a frustrating two days trying to add an internet printer's driver using EA-Service on one of the child domains and it kept failing (message wasn't clear). Today I said, What the Heck, logon with my domain admin account on the child domain and
try. It worked. I dropped the printer and then logged out and back in with my EA-Service account and I couldn't do it. Clearly Builtin\Administrator isn't everything on a DC.
What right, privilege, or piece of arcane magic did the domain administrator account have that the EA-Service account did not? And how can I give that special whatever-it-might-be to my EA-Service account?
How can I determine exactly what rights & privileges a particular userid on a machine has? I could then compare the two sets of rights and see what was different.
I really need to have a super-duper-administrator account to do various maintenance tasks and I don't want to have to use each domain's Admin account to do it.
Can y'all help me?
-gI had an entire post built that took me all day with interruptions and poof, it's gone. Rats. Here is my second attempt:
Assign permission on the resource using DL group.
This last one is the one I'm having trouble with.
I have to admint that I'm feeling very stupid about this whole thing. Everyone seems to understand it completely. I have read many posts and believe I understand them, but I'm not getting something as I've certainly not got it to work.
I have seen some excellent writeup by Ace, Awinish, Meinolf that have really helped me understand the RBAC/AGUDLP/IGDLA. This
post by Ace Fekay is one such example among others. I have read about the different group types and scopes. I have read about rights, privileges and permissions. I believe I understand them. I've worked in security since IBM's
RACF which is also RBAC.
The problem is just what permissions need to be given to DA-DomainLocal (the group to which EA-Service, the forest user, ultimately belongs) so that its members have the same abilities as DA-Service (a domain administrator account on a child domain)?
Clearly adding to Administrators on the child AD is insufficient as the EA-Service ID was directly added to it and it could not add a printer while DA-Service could. EA-Service is also a member of the Enterprise Admins group on the parent/forest domain.
What other permissions/rights/privileges does the DA-DomainLocal group (or directly, the EA-Service ID) still lack? What are the differences between the access tokens/descriptors of EA-Service and DA-Service? And how do I find out?
I believe I've seen some tool that showed them, but I can't seem to find it now that I'm looking.
I listed the NTFS permissions (via AccessEnum from SysInternals) for the entire C drive and note that Administrators is on most of them and not once did I see something like Domain Admins appear and I saw nothing to do with printers at all. The list
was very long so I could have missed it if it was there. I also used the same tool to look at the HKLM hive, but that was too large to browse through.
I have set up the group structure exactly as Awinish suggested and remain stuck at the last piece. If it was some specific resource I'd have no problem, I could add it, give it permissions/rights/privileges as needful. The problem remains is
that I don't know what those permissions/rights/privileges are nor how to discover a definitive list (I've seen some generic lists, but they don't list the exact names of the right/privileges).
I'm sure I'm just being dumb.
How do I go about discovering what permissions/rights/privileges that DA-Service has that EA-Service (via the DA-DomainLocal group) needs?
I thank all of you for helping me. I appreciate the time you are taking.
-g
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