if you are a single user, and do not wish a separate username account, then you are admin. if you click the lock on accts pref pane, enter the admin password, then you can change the username for admin in the dialog box to the right. you do not delete admin. i have only one user on my box username/admin.
use 'login options' to set your login preferences. on a laptop i would choose a required login option and logout as necessary for security. that would necessitate an install disk to access the hd contents, though lots of people carry the install disk with them. convenient :) best practice says to create a user account and work from that account, but i have never followed his advice. you can create a root account by booting from the install disk, then select enable root from the menu bar in the intial install window. assign root password then logout/login as root. i see no merit for your situation, i think you just want to rename admin. best...jf On Jan 10, 2008 5:55 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > thanks jerry:only problem is i do not know how to login as root. i go to > pref-acct-and try to delete adm and it will not let me. on this comp i do > not have to login as i am the only user. what am i missing? > Thanks, > tom > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jerry Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thursday, January 10, 2008 10:36 > Subject: Re: [MacGroup] migration G4-mac book pro > To: Macintosh topics <[email protected]> > > > 1. transfer the files ~/library/mail and mail downloads to the > > correspondinglocation on the macbook. also, > > ~/library/preferences > com.apple.mail.plist > > 2. login as root to assign permission to the new user. > > 3. in disk utility > erase > security options > 7x erase. best...jf > > > > On Jan 10, 2008 2:25 PM, tom holloman > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > sold powerbook G4 and purchased macbook pro - need advice on the > > > following: > > > 1. migration assistant did not import macmail to new > > machine-how do i > > > correct that? > > > 2. How do i change the the administrator account to the > > new owner? I > > > tried system pref-accounts-lock and unlock, but that did not work. > > > 3. Any other ideas of things to do to the old machine > > before turning > > > it over to the new user. > > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > > Bill-I use ichat on two wireless Macs here to talk to > > Grandkids on > > > mainland with no problems so far-have Westel router > > > Tom > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > > > be January 22 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > > > Posting address: [email protected] > > > Information: > > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup> > > > > > > > > > -- > > ==================== > > > > http://ordinaryimages.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be January 22 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: [email protected] > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > -- ==================== http://ordinaryimages.com/
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