Re: creating new users on mac?

2012-09-18 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, You set up the user accounts in system Prefs in the Users Groups pane. YOu will need to unlock the lock so that you are allowed to create users. Once unlocked, press the Add User or Group button. There will be a pop-up for deciding whether the user is an Admin, Standard or other type

Re: creating new users on mac?

2012-09-18 Thread Alex Hall
Thanks. So what is a group then? I will have three accounts on this machine, all admins, but that's it. Do I even need to worry about groups with such a small setup? On Sep 18, 2012, at 9:37 AM, Tim Kilburn kilbur...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, You set up the user accounts in system Prefs in the

Re: creating new users on mac?

2012-09-18 Thread Tim Kilburn
No. Groups are primarily for larger environments although there are some situations where one could use them in a home environment. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2012-09-18, at 7:42 AM, Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks. So what is a group then? I will have three

creating new users on mac?

2012-09-17 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, Today in the mail we got a 2007 Mac Mini from a friend of mine who graduated to a Macbook Air and had no use for his old machine. It runs, but I'll need to re-install Lion (that's another post). My question is this: we plan to use this as a family machine hooked up to the big screen in