[CUBE] Changing administrator in Panther

Sean Terrill a10t2 at mac.com
Wed Jan 28 06:00:05 PST 2004


Quoth Laurie A Duncan (laurie at cubeowner.com) at 1/28/04 8:44 AM:

> On 1/28/04 7:35 AM, "Luis Meleiro" <luis_meleiro at cilsp.com> typed the
> following:
> 
>> 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?
> 
> Long and complicated, Apple-supported, using the terminal:
> 
> http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n106824

You can also insert the Panther install disc and select "Reset Password"
from the Installer menu, but I don't think that will let you change the
short name.

Sean Terrill
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