Switching from OS 9.2.2 to Tiger - account administrator?

Sorry to ask dumb question. I am about to switch from OS 9.2.2 to Tiger. In preparation for the big move I have been spending a lot of time here reading through the troubles others have had. I see many threads on these forums about working with account administrators and passwords when"upgrading to OS 10.4." Does 9.2.2 have account administrators and passwords? How do I find out what these are so I can update them after the switch?
On another matter, how do I find my keychain password on 9.2.2. Does it matter at all since I am switching to Tiger?
G4   Mac OS 9.2.x  
G4   Mac OS 9.2.x  

Sorry to ask dumb question.
There are no dumb questions.
I am about to switch from
OS 9.2.2 to Tiger. In preparation for the big move I
have been spending a lot of time here reading through
the troubles others have had. I see many threads on
these forums about working with account
administrators and passwords when "upgrading to OS
10.4." Does 9.2.2 have account administrators and
passwords?
Not really. The owner of the machine can do anything.
Individual users may have passwords used by particular
programs (e.g., to get their email, etc.).
How do I find out what these are so I can
update them after the switch?
You will be asked all of the questions the first time
you run Mac OS X on the computer. The only real thing
to remember is that you will be asked to set up the first
account, and the name you choose for that account will
be the administrator. You can add additional administrator
users later, and other non-administrator users, and you can
also add "short names" for users. So, my suggestion would
be to choose a name for the first user such as
"Administrator" or "admin", but not something like "George
W. Bush, Jr." - you will regret the spaces, periods, commas,
etc., later, and you won't be able to easily change that
stuff.
On another matter, how do I find my keychain
password on 9.2.2. Does it matter at all since I am
switching to Tiger?
Don't have one, doesn't matter.
Good luck. Your head will spin with all of the new stuff
you will be learning.
Russ
Xserve G5 2.0 GHz 2 GB RAM   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   Apple Hardware RAID, ATTO UL4D, Exabyte VXA-2 1x10 1u

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