Not my day. Deleted "wheel" user. Can't reboot. Grey screen. Only an iPad to help solve.
IT is not my day. Just fixed a problem with my desktop(thank you Linc Davis!) and noticed a user I didn't recognize: "Wheel." I deleted it from permissions and things froze up on my computer. I restarted and got a grey screen.
I'Ve already checked this solution: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4011246?start=0&tstart=0
but I don't think I can use BatChmod from the grey screen and I haven't set up a root password. I am stuck. Help! I've certainly learned my lesson to not fiddle with the HD!
That was foolish, however if everything goes fine it won't delete your files, but if not they're most likely to be gone.
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