Re: Unlocking Users & Groups

[Tim Kilburn]

Hi Simon,

Single User mode is not necessary to accomplish this.  It's probably safer, but 
since Single User mode isn't particularly accessible, there are ways of getting 
around such things.

Later...

Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

On Aug 6, 2017, at 02:29, Simon Fogarty  wrote:

I think your talking about doing this from single user mode,
I've done this in a mac el capitan training course  and yes it is a case of 
deleting and or renaming a system file and it starting the setup again.

-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Tim Kilburn
Sent: Saturday, 5 August 2017 2:45 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Unlocking Users & Groups

Hi,

Actually, it can normally just be done using Terminal from the Recovery 
partition.  At least I've done it that way in the past.  The trick is to remove 
a specific hidden file, thus telling your Mac that it is at the new 
installation stage.  When in the new installation mode, the Setup Assistant 
will appear whereby you set up a new Admin user and you're good to go from 
there.  This normally works fine except in the cases where File Vault is 
enabled.  In that case, you're hooped.

Later...

Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

On Aug 3, 2017, at 15:48, E.T.  wrote:

Anders,
 That would put the Mac into single user mode which is not accessible so I just 
started over again.

>From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
"God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the world, all the 
challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off  and say God did 
it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 8/3/2017 2:43 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote:
> Hi!
> There is but you have to use the terminal.
> I can’t for the life of me remember the command to do this.
> /A
> 
>> 3 aug. 2017 kl. 00:12 skrev Joseph Hudson :
>> 
>> Sounds like to me you might be in need for a reinstall. And I don't think 
>> that there's a way out besides that.
>>  Joseph Hudson
>> 
>> Email
>> jhud7...@gmail.com
>> I device support
>> Telephone
>> 2543007667
>> Skype
>> joseph.hudson89
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>> Twitter
>> https://twitter.com/josephhudson89
>> 
>> FaceTime/iMessage
>> jhud7...@yahoo.com
>> 
>>> On Aug 2, 2017, at 2:15 PM, E.T.  wrote:
>>> 
>>> High Sierra beta. Not sure what went wrong. I changed the name of the user 
>>> folder. After restarting, I found my user account is no longer an 
>>> administrative account. I cannot unlock Users & Groups so I cannot change 
>>> my account status. I can change my login password and log in but cannot 
>>> unlock. What do I need to do?
>>> 
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, 
>>> all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind 
>>> off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>> 
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Re: Unlocking Users & Groups

[Jonathan Cohn]

There is an option in Tinkertool to allow the Finder to view hidden files. 
Generally not very useful for those that feel comfortable enough in the 
terminal. After all, it is just running an option command behind the scenes. 


Best wishes,

Jonathan Cohn



> On Aug 4, 2017, at 11:36 AM, Tim Kilburn  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Actually, you can look at the contents of this directory by using the Go To 
> item in the Finder.
> 
> • activate the Finder.
> • press cmd-shift-g, or up to the Go menu and choose Go To Folder.
> • put in /var/db in the field.
> 
> You'll be taken directly to this folder without being root.  Albeit, using 
> this method, you won't see the invisible files nor will you be able to delete 
> anything :).
> 
> Later...
> 
> Tim Kilburn
> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
> 
> On Aug 4, 2017, at 09:30, Scott Granados  > wrote:
> 
> So you need to be root I think to access this directory.  I’d probably issue 
> a sudo su - first but with al the warnings and caveats associated with root.
> 
> Be careful to put it mildly.
> 
>> On Aug 4, 2017, at 11:28 AM, Tim Kilburn > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> The command is...
>> 
>> rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
>> 
>> Most sites say that it must be done in Single User mode, but I simply use 
>> the Terminal from the Recovery partition, or start up from an external 
>> source and cd myself to the Macs internal drive.
>> 
>> Later...
>> 
>> Tim Kilburn
>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>> 
>> On Aug 4, 2017, at 09:08, E.T. > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Tim,
>>   This sounds like something I should file away. Do you have the Terminal 
>> command? Thanks much.
>> 
>> 
>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>  "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>>  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>>  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>>  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com 
>> 
>> On 8/4/2017 7:44 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> Actually, it can normally just be done using Terminal from the Recovery 
>>> partition.  At least I've done it that way in the past.  The trick is to 
>>> remove a specific hidden file, thus telling your Mac that it is at the new 
>>> installation stage.  When in the new installation mode, the Setup Assistant 
>>> will appear whereby you set up a new Admin user and you're good to go from 
>>> there.  This normally works fine except in the cases where File Vault is 
>>> enabled.  In that case, you're hooped.
>>> 
>>> Later...
>>> 
>>> Tim Kilburn
>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>>> 
>>> On Aug 3, 2017, at 15:48, E.T. >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Anders,
>>>  That would put the Mac into single user mode which is not accessible so I 
>>> just started over again.
>>> 
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>>> mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>>> our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>>> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com 
>>> 
>>> On 8/3/2017 2:43 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote:
 Hi!
 There is but you have to use the terminal.
 I can’t for the life of me remember the command to do this.
 /A
 
> 3 aug. 2017 kl. 00:12 skrev Joseph Hudson  >:
> 
> Sounds like to me you might be in need for a reinstall. And I don't think 
> that there's a way out besides that.
>   Joseph Hudson
> 
> Email
> jhud7...@gmail.com 
> I device support
> Telephone
> 2543007667
> Skype
> joseph.hudson89
> facebook
> https://www.facebook.com/joseph.hudson.9404 
> 
> Twitter
> https://twitter.com/josephhudson89 
> 
> FaceTime/iMessage
> jhud7...@yahoo.com
> 
>> On Aug 2, 2017, at 2:15 PM, E.T.  wrote:
>> 
>> High Sierra beta. Not sure what went wrong. I changed the name of the 
>> user folder. After restarting, I found my user account is no longer an 
>> administrative account. I cannot unlock Users & Groups so I cannot 
>> change my account status. I can change my login password and log in but 
>> cannot unlock. What do I need to do?
>> 
>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>> mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>> our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>> 
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>> Visionaries list.
>> 
>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or 
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RE: Unlocking Users & Groups

[Simon Fogarty]

I think your talking about doing this from single user mode,
 I've done this in a mac el capitan training course  and yes it is a case of 
deleting and or renaming a system file and it starting the setup again.

-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Tim Kilburn
Sent: Saturday, 5 August 2017 2:45 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Unlocking Users & Groups

Hi,

Actually, it can normally just be done using Terminal from the Recovery 
partition.  At least I've done it that way in the past.  The trick is to remove 
a specific hidden file, thus telling your Mac that it is at the new 
installation stage.  When in the new installation mode, the Setup Assistant 
will appear whereby you set up a new Admin user and you're good to go from 
there.  This normally works fine except in the cases where File Vault is 
enabled.  In that case, you're hooped.

Later...

Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

On Aug 3, 2017, at 15:48, E.T.  wrote:

Anders,
  That would put the Mac into single user mode which is not accessible so I 
just started over again.

>From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
 "God for you is where you sweep away all the  mysteries of the world, all the 
challenges to  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off  and say God did 
it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 8/3/2017 2:43 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote:
> Hi!
> There is but you have to use the terminal.
> I can’t for the life of me remember the command to do this.
> /A
> 
>> 3 aug. 2017 kl. 00:12 skrev Joseph Hudson :
>> 
>> Sounds like to me you might be in need for a reinstall. And I don't think 
>> that there's a way out besides that.
>>  Joseph Hudson
>> 
>> Email
>> jhud7...@gmail.com
>> I device support
>> Telephone
>> 2543007667
>> Skype
>> joseph.hudson89
>> facebook
>> https://www.facebook.com/joseph.hudson.9404
>> Twitter
>> https://twitter.com/josephhudson89
>> 
>> FaceTime/iMessage
>> jhud7...@yahoo.com
>> 
>>> On Aug 2, 2017, at 2:15 PM, E.T.  wrote:
>>> 
>>> High Sierra beta. Not sure what went wrong. I changed the name of the user 
>>> folder. After restarting, I found my user account is no longer an 
>>> administrative account. I cannot unlock Users & Groups so I cannot change 
>>> my account status. I can change my login password and log in but cannot 
>>> unlock. What do I need to do?
>>> 
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, 
>>> all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind 
>>> off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>> 
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Re: Unlocking Users & Groups

[E.T.]

   Thanks. When I installed Superduper a few weeks ago (under Sierra. 
It does not seem to support APFS as of yet), it would not work until I 
went into that same folder and deleted a certain file.


From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
  "God for you is where you sweep away all the
  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 8/4/2017 8:28 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote:

Hi,

The command is...

rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone

Most sites say that it must be done in Single User mode, but I simply
use the Terminal from the Recovery partition, or start up from an
external source and cd myself to the Macs internal drive.

Later...

Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

On Aug 4, 2017, at 09:08, E.T. mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com>> wrote:

Hi Tim,
  This sounds like something I should file away. Do you have the
Terminal command? Thanks much.


From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
 "God for you is where you sweep away all the
 mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
 our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
 and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com 

On 8/4/2017 7:44 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote:

Hi,

Actually, it can normally just be done using Terminal from the
Recovery partition.  At least I've done it that way in the past.  The
trick is to remove a specific hidden file, thus telling your Mac that
it is at the new installation stage.  When in the new installation
mode, the Setup Assistant will appear whereby you set up a new Admin
user and you're good to go from there.  This normally works fine
except in the cases where File Vault is enabled.  In that case, you're
hooped.

Later...

Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

On Aug 3, 2017, at 15:48, E.T. mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com>> wrote:

Anders,
 That would put the Mac into single user mode which is not accessible
so I just started over again.

From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
"God for you is where you sweep away all the
mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com 

On 8/3/2017 2:43 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote:

Hi!
There is but you have to use the terminal.
I can’t for the life of me remember the command to do this.
/A


3 aug. 2017 kl. 00:12 skrev Joseph Hudson mailto:jhud7...@gmail.com>>:

Sounds like to me you might be in need for a reinstall. And I don't
think that there's a way out besides that.
Joseph Hudson

Email
jhud7...@gmail.com 
I device support
Telephone
2543007667
Skype
joseph.hudson89
facebook
https://www.facebook.com/joseph.hudson.9404
Twitter
https://twitter.com/josephhudson89

FaceTime/iMessage
jhud7...@yahoo.com


On Aug 2, 2017, at 2:15 PM, E.T.  wrote:

High Sierra beta. Not sure what went wrong. I changed the name of
the user folder. After restarting, I found my user account is no
longer an administrative account. I cannot unlock Users & Groups so
I cannot change my account status. I can change my login password
and log in but cannot unlock. What do I need to do?

From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
"God for you is where you sweep away all the
mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

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Re: Unlocking Users & Groups

[Tim Kilburn]

Hi,

Actually, you can look at the contents of this directory by using the Go To 
item in the Finder.

• activate the Finder.
• press cmd-shift-g, or up to the Go menu and choose Go To Folder.
• put in /var/db in the field.

You'll be taken directly to this folder without being root.  Albeit, using this 
method, you won't see the invisible files nor will you be able to delete 
anything :).

Later...

Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

On Aug 4, 2017, at 09:30, Scott Granados  wrote:

So you need to be root I think to access this directory.  I’d probably issue a 
sudo su - first but with al the warnings and caveats associated with root.

Be careful to put it mildly.

> On Aug 4, 2017, at 11:28 AM, Tim Kilburn  > wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The command is...
> 
> rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
> 
> Most sites say that it must be done in Single User mode, but I simply use the 
> Terminal from the Recovery partition, or start up from an external source and 
> cd myself to the Macs internal drive.
> 
> Later...
> 
> Tim Kilburn
> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
> 
> On Aug 4, 2017, at 09:08, E.T.  > wrote:
> 
> Hi Tim,
>   This sounds like something I should file away. Do you have the Terminal 
> command? Thanks much.
> 
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>  "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com 
> 
> On 8/4/2017 7:44 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Actually, it can normally just be done using Terminal from the Recovery 
>> partition.  At least I've done it that way in the past.  The trick is to 
>> remove a specific hidden file, thus telling your Mac that it is at the new 
>> installation stage.  When in the new installation mode, the Setup Assistant 
>> will appear whereby you set up a new Admin user and you're good to go from 
>> there.  This normally works fine except in the cases where File Vault is 
>> enabled.  In that case, you're hooped.
>> 
>> Later...
>> 
>> Tim Kilburn
>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>> 
>> On Aug 3, 2017, at 15:48, E.T. > > wrote:
>> 
>> Anders,
>>  That would put the Mac into single user mode which is not accessible so I 
>> just started over again.
>> 
>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>> mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>> our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com 
>> 
>> On 8/3/2017 2:43 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>> There is but you have to use the terminal.
>>> I can’t for the life of me remember the command to do this.
>>> /A
>>> 
 3 aug. 2017 kl. 00:12 skrev Joseph Hudson >>> >:
 
 Sounds like to me you might be in need for a reinstall. And I don't think 
 that there's a way out besides that.
Joseph Hudson
 
 Email
 jhud7...@gmail.com 
 I device support
 Telephone
 2543007667
 Skype
 joseph.hudson89
 facebook
 https://www.facebook.com/joseph.hudson.9404 
 
 Twitter
 https://twitter.com/josephhudson89
 
 FaceTime/iMessage
 jhud7...@yahoo.com
 
> On Aug 2, 2017, at 2:15 PM, E.T.  wrote:
> 
> High Sierra beta. Not sure what went wrong. I changed the name of the 
> user folder. After restarting, I found my user account is no longer an 
> administrative account. I cannot unlock Users & Groups so I cannot change 
> my account status. I can change my login password and log in but cannot 
> unlock. What do I need to do?
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
> "God for you is where you sweep away all the
> mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
> our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> 
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Re: Unlocking Users & Groups

[Scott Granados]

So you need to be root I think to access this directory.  I’d probably issue a 
sudo su - first but with al the warnings and caveats associated with root.

Be careful to put it mildly.

> On Aug 4, 2017, at 11:28 AM, Tim Kilburn  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The command is...
> 
> rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
> 
> Most sites say that it must be done in Single User mode, but I simply use the 
> Terminal from the Recovery partition, or start up from an external source and 
> cd myself to the Macs internal drive.
> 
> Later...
> 
> Tim Kilburn
> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
> 
> On Aug 4, 2017, at 09:08, E.T.  > wrote:
> 
> Hi Tim,
>   This sounds like something I should file away. Do you have the Terminal 
> command? Thanks much.
> 
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>  "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com 
> 
> On 8/4/2017 7:44 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Actually, it can normally just be done using Terminal from the Recovery 
>> partition.  At least I've done it that way in the past.  The trick is to 
>> remove a specific hidden file, thus telling your Mac that it is at the new 
>> installation stage.  When in the new installation mode, the Setup Assistant 
>> will appear whereby you set up a new Admin user and you're good to go from 
>> there.  This normally works fine except in the cases where File Vault is 
>> enabled.  In that case, you're hooped.
>> 
>> Later...
>> 
>> Tim Kilburn
>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>> 
>> On Aug 3, 2017, at 15:48, E.T. > > wrote:
>> 
>> Anders,
>>  That would put the Mac into single user mode which is not accessible so I 
>> just started over again.
>> 
>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>> mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>> our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com 
>> 
>> On 8/3/2017 2:43 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>> There is but you have to use the terminal.
>>> I can’t for the life of me remember the command to do this.
>>> /A
>>> 
 3 aug. 2017 kl. 00:12 skrev Joseph Hudson >>> >:
 
 Sounds like to me you might be in need for a reinstall. And I don't think 
 that there's a way out besides that.
Joseph Hudson
 
 Email
 jhud7...@gmail.com 
 I device support
 Telephone
 2543007667
 Skype
 joseph.hudson89
 facebook
 https://www.facebook.com/joseph.hudson.9404
 Twitter
 https://twitter.com/josephhudson89
 
 FaceTime/iMessage
 jhud7...@yahoo.com
 
> On Aug 2, 2017, at 2:15 PM, E.T.  wrote:
> 
> High Sierra beta. Not sure what went wrong. I changed the name of the 
> user folder. After restarting, I found my user account is no longer an 
> administrative account. I cannot unlock Users & Groups so I cannot change 
> my account status. I can change my login password and log in but cannot 
> unlock. What do I need to do?
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
> "God for you is where you sweep away all the
> mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
> our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
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Re: Unlocking Users & Groups

[Tim Kilburn]

Hi,

The command is...

rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone

Most sites say that it must be done in Single User mode, but I simply use the 
Terminal from the Recovery partition, or start up from an external source and 
cd myself to the Macs internal drive.

Later...

Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

On Aug 4, 2017, at 09:08, E.T.  wrote:

Hi Tim,
  This sounds like something I should file away. Do you have the Terminal 
command? Thanks much.


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E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 8/4/2017 7:44 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Actually, it can normally just be done using Terminal from the Recovery 
> partition.  At least I've done it that way in the past.  The trick is to 
> remove a specific hidden file, thus telling your Mac that it is at the new 
> installation stage.  When in the new installation mode, the Setup Assistant 
> will appear whereby you set up a new Admin user and you're good to go from 
> there.  This normally works fine except in the cases where File Vault is 
> enabled.  In that case, you're hooped.
> 
> Later...
> 
> Tim Kilburn
> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
> 
> On Aug 3, 2017, at 15:48, E.T.  wrote:
> 
> Anders,
>  That would put the Mac into single user mode which is not accessible so I 
> just started over again.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
> "God for you is where you sweep away all the
> mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
> our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> 
> On 8/3/2017 2:43 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote:
>> Hi!
>> There is but you have to use the terminal.
>> I can’t for the life of me remember the command to do this.
>> /A
>> 
>>> 3 aug. 2017 kl. 00:12 skrev Joseph Hudson :
>>> 
>>> Sounds like to me you might be in need for a reinstall. And I don't think 
>>> that there's a way out besides that.
>>> Joseph Hudson
>>> 
>>> Email
>>> jhud7...@gmail.com
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>>> 
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>>> 
 On Aug 2, 2017, at 2:15 PM, E.T.  wrote:
 
 High Sierra beta. Not sure what went wrong. I changed the name of the user 
 folder. After restarting, I found my user account is no longer an 
 administrative account. I cannot unlock Users & Groups so I cannot change 
 my account status. I can change my login password and log in but cannot 
 unlock. What do I need to do?
 
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Re: Unlocking Users & Groups

[E.T.]

Hi Tim,
   This sounds like something I should file away. Do you have the 
Terminal command? Thanks much.



From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
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  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 8/4/2017 7:44 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote:

Hi,

Actually, it can normally just be done using Terminal from the Recovery 
partition.  At least I've done it that way in the past.  The trick is to remove 
a specific hidden file, thus telling your Mac that it is at the new 
installation stage.  When in the new installation mode, the Setup Assistant 
will appear whereby you set up a new Admin user and you're good to go from 
there.  This normally works fine except in the cases where File Vault is 
enabled.  In that case, you're hooped.

Later...

Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

On Aug 3, 2017, at 15:48, E.T.  wrote:

Anders,
  That would put the Mac into single user mode which is not accessible so I 
just started over again.

From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
 "God for you is where you sweep away all the
 mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
 our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
 and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 8/3/2017 2:43 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote:

Hi!
There is but you have to use the terminal.
I can’t for the life of me remember the command to do this.
/A


3 aug. 2017 kl. 00:12 skrev Joseph Hudson :

Sounds like to me you might be in need for a reinstall. And I don't think that 
there's a way out besides that.
Joseph Hudson

Email
jhud7...@gmail.com
I device support
Telephone
2543007667
Skype
joseph.hudson89
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Twitter
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FaceTime/iMessage
jhud7...@yahoo.com


On Aug 2, 2017, at 2:15 PM, E.T.  wrote:

High Sierra beta. Not sure what went wrong. I changed the name of the user folder. 
After restarting, I found my user account is no longer an administrative account. I 
cannot unlock Users & Groups so I cannot change my account status. I can change 
my login password and log in but cannot unlock. What do I need to do?

From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
"God for you is where you sweep away all the
mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
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Re: Unlocking Users & Groups

[Tim Kilburn]

Hi,

Actually, it can normally just be done using Terminal from the Recovery 
partition.  At least I've done it that way in the past.  The trick is to remove 
a specific hidden file, thus telling your Mac that it is at the new 
installation stage.  When in the new installation mode, the Setup Assistant 
will appear whereby you set up a new Admin user and you're good to go from 
there.  This normally works fine except in the cases where File Vault is 
enabled.  In that case, you're hooped.

Later...

Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada

On Aug 3, 2017, at 15:48, E.T.  wrote:

Anders,
  That would put the Mac into single user mode which is not accessible so I 
just started over again.

>From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
 "God for you is where you sweep away all the
 mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
 our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
 and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 8/3/2017 2:43 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote:
> Hi!
> There is but you have to use the terminal.
> I can’t for the life of me remember the command to do this.
> /A
> 
>> 3 aug. 2017 kl. 00:12 skrev Joseph Hudson :
>> 
>> Sounds like to me you might be in need for a reinstall. And I don't think 
>> that there's a way out besides that.
>>  Joseph Hudson
>> 
>> Email
>> jhud7...@gmail.com
>> I device support
>> Telephone
>> 2543007667
>> Skype
>> joseph.hudson89
>> facebook
>> https://www.facebook.com/joseph.hudson.9404
>> Twitter
>> https://twitter.com/josephhudson89
>> 
>> FaceTime/iMessage
>> jhud7...@yahoo.com
>> 
>>> On Aug 2, 2017, at 2:15 PM, E.T.  wrote:
>>> 
>>> High Sierra beta. Not sure what went wrong. I changed the name of the user 
>>> folder. After restarting, I found my user account is no longer an 
>>> administrative account. I cannot unlock Users & Groups so I cannot change 
>>> my account status. I can change my login password and log in but cannot 
>>> unlock. What do I need to do?
>>> 
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>>> mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>>> our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>>> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
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RE: Unlocking Users & Groups

[Simon Fogarty]

Hi ET,

 No you can do it from a USB ootable installer,
 I've seen aa mac speiciallist at work do it with someones setup although it 
was with Yosemite or el cap rather than high sierra.

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Subject: Re: Unlocking Users & Groups

Anders,
That would put the Mac into single user mode which is not accessible so I 
just started over again.

 From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
   "God for you is where you sweep away all the
   mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
   our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
   and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 8/3/2017 2:43 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote:
> Hi!
> There is but you have to use the terminal.
> I can’t for the life of me remember the command to do this.
> /A
>
>> 3 aug. 2017 kl. 00:12 skrev Joseph Hudson :
>>
>> Sounds like to me you might be in need for a reinstall. And I don't think 
>> that there's a way out besides that.
>>  Joseph Hudson
>>
>> Email
>> jhud7...@gmail.com
>> I device support
>> Telephone
>> 2543007667
>> Skype
>> joseph.hudson89
>> facebook
>> https://www.facebook.com/joseph.hudson.9404
>> Twitter
>> https://twitter.com/josephhudson89
>>
>> FaceTime/iMessage
>> jhud7...@yahoo.com
>>
>>> On Aug 2, 2017, at 2:15 PM, E.T.  wrote:
>>>
>>>  High Sierra beta. Not sure what went wrong. I changed the name of the user 
>>> folder. After restarting, I found my user account is no longer an 
>>> administrative account. I cannot unlock Users & Groups so I cannot change 
>>> my account status. I can change my login password and log in but cannot 
>>> unlock. What do I need to do?
>>>
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, 
>>> all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind 
>>> off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
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Re: Unlocking Users & Groups

[E.T.]

   I hope so too as I want to start sending feedback on issues mostly 
related to Voiceover.


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On 8/3/2017 3:02 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote:

Hi!
Ok, that sounds nice.
Hope it will work for you now then.
/A


3 aug. 2017 kl. 23:48 skrev E.T. :

Anders,
  That would put the Mac into single user mode which is not accessible so I 
just started over again.

From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
 "God for you is where you sweep away all the
 mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
 our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
 and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

On 8/3/2017 2:43 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote:

Hi!
There is but you have to use the terminal.
I can’t for the life of me remember the command to do this.
/A


3 aug. 2017 kl. 00:12 skrev Joseph Hudson :

Sounds like to me you might be in need for a reinstall. And I don't think that 
there's a way out besides that.
Joseph Hudson

Email
jhud7...@gmail.com
I device support
Telephone
2543007667
Skype
joseph.hudson89
facebook
https://www.facebook.com/joseph.hudson.9404
Twitter
https://twitter.com/josephhudson89

FaceTime/iMessage
jhud7...@yahoo.com


On Aug 2, 2017, at 2:15 PM, E.T.  wrote:

High Sierra beta. Not sure what went wrong. I changed the name of the user folder. 
After restarting, I found my user account is no longer an administrative account. I 
cannot unlock Users & Groups so I cannot change my account status. I can change 
my login password and log in but cannot unlock. What do I need to do?

From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
"God for you is where you sweep away all the
mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com

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Re: Unlocking Users & Groups

[Anders Holmberg]

Hi!
Ok, that sounds nice.
Hope it will work for you now then.
/A

> 3 aug. 2017 kl. 23:48 skrev E.T. :
> 
> Anders,
>   That would put the Mac into single user mode which is not accessible so I 
> just started over again.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>  "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> 
> On 8/3/2017 2:43 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote:
>> Hi!
>> There is but you have to use the terminal.
>> I can’t for the life of me remember the command to do this.
>> /A
>> 
>>> 3 aug. 2017 kl. 00:12 skrev Joseph Hudson :
>>> 
>>> Sounds like to me you might be in need for a reinstall. And I don't think 
>>> that there's a way out besides that.
>>> Joseph Hudson
>>> 
>>> Email
>>> jhud7...@gmail.com
>>> I device support
>>> Telephone
>>> 2543007667
>>> Skype
>>> joseph.hudson89
>>> facebook
>>> https://www.facebook.com/joseph.hudson.9404
>>> Twitter
>>> https://twitter.com/josephhudson89
>>> 
>>> FaceTime/iMessage
>>> jhud7...@yahoo.com
>>> 
 On Aug 2, 2017, at 2:15 PM, E.T.  wrote:
 
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 folder. After restarting, I found my user account is no longer an 
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Re: Unlocking Users & Groups

[E.T.]

Anders,
   That would put the Mac into single user mode which is not accessible 
so I just started over again.


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On 8/3/2017 2:43 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote:

Hi!
There is but you have to use the terminal.
I can’t for the life of me remember the command to do this.
/A


3 aug. 2017 kl. 00:12 skrev Joseph Hudson :

Sounds like to me you might be in need for a reinstall. And I don't think that 
there's a way out besides that.
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On Aug 2, 2017, at 2:15 PM, E.T.  wrote:

 High Sierra beta. Not sure what went wrong. I changed the name of the user folder. 
After restarting, I found my user account is no longer an administrative account. I 
cannot unlock Users & Groups so I cannot change my account status. I can change 
my login password and log in but cannot unlock. What do I need to do?

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Re: Unlocking Users & Groups

[Anders Holmberg]

Hi!
There is but you have to use the terminal.
I can’t for the life of me remember the command to do this.
/A

> 3 aug. 2017 kl. 00:12 skrev Joseph Hudson :
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>> On Aug 2, 2017, at 2:15 PM, E.T.  wrote:
>> 
>>  High Sierra beta. Not sure what went wrong. I changed the name of the user 
>> folder. After restarting, I found my user account is no longer an 
>> administrative account. I cannot unlock Users & Groups so I cannot change my 
>> account status. I can change my login password and log in but cannot unlock. 
>> What do I need to do?
>> 
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Re: Unlocking Users & Groups

[E.T.]

   I wanted to make the change so I knew which OS I was running. I 
don't know why my account was changed to standard. After I reinstalled 
the beta I made sure my account was admin.


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On 8/3/2017 9:14 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote:

With HFS+ file systems, it can be possible to mount without permissions
enabled. So if you were not using the new Apple FS then it might have
been possible to mount the High Sierra image while running Sierra and
then do the cleanup.

Was there a reason you were renaming the User Home directory?



On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 7:22 AM E.T. mailto:ancient.ali...@icloud.com>> wrote:

Can't do that if you cannot unlock it. Right, a fresh install was
the only option.

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On 8/3/2017 1:49 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
> Go back in and name your user folder back to what it was.
>
>  You'll really have to do this through or from a USB installer,
>  Or if you could setup a new user but I take it that is not possible.
>
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longer an administrative account. I cannot unlock Users & Groups so
I cannot change my account status. I can change my login password
and log in but cannot unlock. What do I need to do?
>
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Re: Unlocking Users & Groups

[Jonathan Cohn]

With HFS+ file systems, it can be possible to mount without permissions
enabled. So if you were not using the new Apple FS then it might have been
possible to mount the High Sierra image while running Sierra and then do
the cleanup.

Was there a reason you were renaming the User Home directory?



On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 7:22 AM E.T.  wrote:

> Can't do that if you cannot unlock it. Right, a fresh install was
> the only option.
>
>  From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
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> On 8/3/2017 1:49 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
> > Go back in and name your user folder back to what it was.
> >
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> >  Or if you could setup a new user but I take it that is not possible.
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> the user folder. After restarting, I found my user account is no longer an
> administrative account. I cannot unlock Users & Groups so I cannot change
> my account status. I can change my login password and log in but cannot
> unlock. What do I need to do?
> >
> >  From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
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> >mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
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Re: Unlocking Users & Groups

[E.T.]

   Can't do that if you cannot unlock it. Right, a fresh install was 
the only option.


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On 8/3/2017 1:49 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:

Go back in and name your user folder back to what it was.

 You'll really have to do this through or from a USB installer,
 Or if you could setup a new user but I take it that is not possible.

-Original Message-
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On Behalf Of E.T.
Sent: Thursday, 3 August 2017 7:16 AM
To: MacVisionaries 
Subject: Unlocking Users & Groups

High Sierra beta. Not sure what went wrong. I changed the name of the user 
folder. After restarting, I found my user account is no longer an administrative 
account. I cannot unlock Users & Groups so I cannot change my account status. I 
can change my login password and log in but cannot unlock. What do I need to do?

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RE: Unlocking Users & Groups

[Simon Fogarty]

Go back in and name your user folder back to what it was.

 You'll really have to do this through or from a USB installer,
 Or if you could setup a new user but I take it that is not possible.

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Subject: Unlocking Users & Groups

High Sierra beta. Not sure what went wrong. I changed the name of the user 
folder. After restarting, I found my user account is no longer an 
administrative account. I cannot unlock Users & Groups so I cannot change my 
account status. I can change my login password and log in but cannot unlock. 
What do I need to do?

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Re: Unlocking Users & Groups

[Joseph Hudson]

Sounds like to me you might be in need for a reinstall. And I don't think that 
there's a way out besides that.
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> On Aug 2, 2017, at 2:15 PM, E.T.  wrote:
> 
>   High Sierra beta. Not sure what went wrong. I changed the name of the user 
> folder. After restarting, I found my user account is no longer an 
> administrative account. I cannot unlock Users & Groups so I cannot change my 
> account status. I can change my login password and log in but cannot unlock. 
> What do I need to do?
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>  "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
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