[CUBE] Changing administrator in Panther

[Phil Mitchell]

Actually, all you have to do is log in as root, delete your account, 
create a new one for your sister (checking the "give this user 
administrative privileges" check box), with her name, short name & 
password. Then, log in as her and, using disk utility, repair 
permissions and she will be good to go!

BTW, if you have not enabled the root account, it is a simple procedure 
and is very handy for this kind of activity, as well as deleting things 
that do not want to be deleted, etc...

Just run Netinfo Manager (Applications:Utilities), Click on SECURITY 
menu, then enable root user. You will get an alert message re: setting 
a root user password fro that machine.
Click OK, enter a new root password (DO NOT FORGET THIS!!), click OK 
and (after you type your administrative password for Netinfo Manager), 
you will have a root user! Then, refer to paragraph one...

pm
On Jan 28, 2004, at 8:17 AM, Erik Ableson wrote:

> Easy solution is simply to leave the existing account alone and create 
> a
> new one for her with administrative rights.  Then if you ever need to 
> fix
> anything on the machine you'll have your own account.  Worth noting is
> that administrative rights does _not_ give you root access, ie easy 
> browse
> access to other user's files. Not to say it isn't possible, but by 
> default
> admin rights doesn't let you browse other users' private foldesr.
>
> Erik
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Cube List [mailto:Cube at lists.themacintoshguy.com] De la part de 
> Luis
> Meleiro
> Envoyé : mercredi 28 janvier 2004 13:36
> À : Cube List
> Objet : [CUBE] Changing administrator in Panther
>
>
> Dear Listers,
>
> Situation: I have an iBook which I plan to offer to my sister. This ice
> IBook's already running 10.3.2 (aka Panther).
> Problem: My sister doesn't want my administrator/short name and 
> password.
> Question: How do I change its administrator/short name and password
> without having to reinstall the whole system again?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> LM
>
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