On Apr 13, 2009, at 6:24 PM, DAN A CURRIE wrote:
> > Hello All, > > What began as a simple Dashboard / Widgets question has rapidly > deteriorated into a full blow catastrophe that I have 1) never heard > of, > 2) never encountered before (otherwise I could solve it myself) and 3) > see no workable or work-around solution to. > > My daughter, in an attempt to bypass parental controls, somehow was > able > to remove or change my account from ADMINISTRATOR to STANDARD and I > can > not get in to make ANY changes except to change the password which it > will accept until I try and make a change and then it tells me that > I am > not an administrator. > > When I type in the correct password, I know its the correct password > because I know the answer to the clue, it says that only an > administrator can get in. I checked the Accounts in SP and I am a > Standard Account with no privileges. > > I can not even reload the OS to start over because it keeps asking for > the same password, or whichever password I change it to and then tells > me I am NOT an Administrator. > > I have tried starting in safe mode but I am still unable to make any > changes. > > Frustration levels are rising! > > Dan II > Boot from your OS X install disk, change all passwords to new ones (don't give root a password), and you're done. This time, use a password for your/administrator account that can't be guessed so easily. "^) -- Jim Oh, and put your OS X install disk(s) under lock and key. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
