[X4U] Single user not an Admin user: A fix anyone?

Cover, Chris CoverC at wpunj.edu
Thu Aug 12 11:36:50 PDT 2004


thanks.. darn those spaces!!!!!

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> From: 	Robert Ameeti
> Reply To: 	Mac OS X for Users
> Sent: 	Thursday, August 12, 2004 2:23 PM
> To: 	Mac OS X for Users
> Subject: 	Re: [X4U] Single user not an Admin user: A fix anyone?
> 
> >a while back I posted the procedure for making the setup start over
> again.
> >here it is:
> >
> >boot into single user mode and type:
> >fsck -y
> 
> For others that may be following along, you may have to use the -f option
> if you have journaling turned on as it won't otherwise do the check.
> 
> >mount -uw /
> >mv /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb.bad
> 
> The next line needed a space following the rm for it to work:
> 
> >rm/var/db/.AppleSetupDone
> >reboot
> >
> >Do that and start over.
> 
> Otherwise, it worked as needed. Thanks to all.
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> Robert Ameeti
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