Permanently Modify Mac OS X Guest Account (Mac) Mountain Lion

Question

Hey All,
i am shure, some of u might know the problem.
So, everytime u close a guest account, all data gets erased. And as well all settings get reset.
So, i searched around quite a bit, and what came out as helping the most is the following:
1. enable guest account
2. enable fast user swithing
3. switch to guest account
3. do ALL ure settings, run all apps and programs, that need registration, and so on. some more often for not asking u stuff again..
Modifiy the Dock, change Desktop, etc...
    (dont forget to CLOSE/END all Programs, otherwise they will be started everytime user logs in.)
4. simply fast-change to main account without closing the guest account.
and then the trouble started... coping, giving yourself rights, etc... videos online about it, etc...
easiest thing to to is the following:
5.   execute the following command in a terminal window:
sudo cp -r /Users/Guest/ /System/Library/User\ Template/English.lproj/
!!! Importent for other language users then english !!!
when u run ure systems mainly in another language, u need to do it ALSO with that language. OS X seems to be mixing information. so simply past line
AGAIN, but change last language part.
sudo cp -r /Users/Guest/ /System/Library/User\ Template/German.lproj/
some ppl said, it is also possible while logged into the guest account. Doesnt work for me, cause guest account want the
guest-account password. which i dont have, or is somewhere hidden in system files.
And for ppl that what to copie settings across systems, beware, there is a "Keychain"-Folder that messes up the accounts.
u cant copie that one around.
Hope it helps for who every gets the same problem.
And i hope Apples gonna make that a basic feature... kind of still ***** this way...
Cheers, Michael

Answer 1

Hi Michael.Cologne,
You are really confusing this here:
The idea of the Apple Standard Guest access is to let a person use your computer just now for an hour or two without being able to make any lasting changes to your Mac.
He can use your applications, he can save his documents, access webmail etc. etc. And he can then connect to remote servers and store his work there or he can use his email to send his new documents via email.
When he log out again the guest user will be empty, set back to standard and that ready to be lent out to the next user.
IF YOU WANT A PERMANENT ACCOUNT FOR SOMEBODY ELSE - ONE OR MORE PEOPLE SHARING
Create a new account, call it something understandable, like Michaels guests and give the rights to those users you would like to give them. You could even give them access without a password, like with the guest account, although this is definitely not a good advice.
This should, I hope, help.
And you should not have to go to the terminal or use other strange and radical methods to accomplish your goals
Best regards
Carsten