User account updater question

Hi,
I have two non admin. user accounts & I keep getting a dialog box asking for an admin.'s password because the "user account updater is trying to modify the directory service configuration". What is this about & why isn't this already automatically updated for all users? Can I get a bogus dialog box like this one, or are these type of things usually to be trusted??
Thanks for any help!
B.J.

Also...Hmmm?....My user name should read "I'm B.J." w/o the " / ". Is this a problem w/ my account that I should correct w/ Apple?

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