[X4U] admin help

[Robert]

I looked in /Users and tried that name. Didn't work. What has happened  
is the other day the computer would not boot. I ended up having to  
reinstall 10.5. I can't remember if I have installed anything since I  
did this. Tonight I did the new security update. When it came to  
installing you get a window showing your admin name and asking for the  
password.  Tonight the admin name was blank. I tried using the user  
name in the home folder and my normal password and if failed. This  
password has always worked up till now. I then went to system prefs/ 
account and tried that name. It failed. I even tried Admin and  
Administrator. I booted off of the CD and had reset the password and  
that didn't help. If I go to sys prefs/accounts it does show me as a  
standard. I then tried to change my account from standard to having  
admin status but it then asks me for Admin name and password. Last  
case would be to reformat the drive but would like to try other  
options first.  Bob

On 23-Dec-07, at 7:50 PM, Thomas W Noel wrote:

> Look in /Users for the name of the folder for your log-in (the one  
> with a little house). If you are the only user, you are the  
> administrator and the user name is your short form name. If you  
> cannot get any combination to work, boot from an install DVD and use  
> the change admin password utility found in one of the install menus.
>
>
> On Dec 23, 2007, at 6:26 PM, Robert wrote:
>
>> Went to install the latest updates and it asked me for  
>> administrators name and password. For some reason the admins name  
>> is now showing up blank. I tried what I thought was the admins name  
>> but it was rejected. How do I find out what the admins name is. I  
>> am the only user on this computer. Thanks in advance. Bob
>>