[mac4theblind] Re: How to get rid of the guest account
- From: David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2013 15:17:34 -0400
I ‘d like to know more about the terminal in recovery mode. I’ve used it but
what all can be done with it?
While we’re on the subject, I had an app that said it wouldn’t leave because it
was opened but I couldn’t find a way to close it. I logged in as root in
terminal and was able to kill it.
On Sep 1, 2013, at 2:35 PM, Edward Redfern <edwardredfern@xxxxxxx> wrote:
lol no worries.
the thing about the login screen some users need to understand, is that if you
have an issue with your system, the login screen has a lot of tools there. of
corse, password hints don't need to be enabled but some users would find it
helpful so I throw that setting in there as an enable by choice option lol.
the guest account should always be available in case of emergencies. as an
example if you need to do an emergency login as a root admin to break a
password that may have been created in error, etc. then of course there's all
that in recovery mode as well if you're in a terminal frame of mind
lew
On 1 Sep 2013, at 19:00, David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Lew, One of the choices is off. I didn’t see it at first which is what my
> confusion was about.
>
> Thanks for putting a fine point on it for me.
>
> On Sep 1, 2013, at 12:30 PM, Edward Redfern <edwardredfern@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> the solution to this problem lies in the use of "Users & Groups" panel in
> System Preferences. unlock by interacting with the lock icon and entering
> your user password.
>
> in this pane, the left pane contains users, guest user and login options.
> interact with this pane and select "Login Options" then tab to "Automatic
> Login:" and select your username.
>
> whilst in this window, there's some useful settings to enable whenever
> required for support, etc. please ensure the following are checked (tick box)
>
> Show Sleep, restart and shutdown buttons (Checked)
> Show Input menu in login window (Checked)
> Show Password Hints (Checked)
> Use Voiceover in the login window (checked)
>
> when done, close system preferences, restart your mac and there you go.
>
> lew
>
>
> On 1 Sep 2013, at 13:34, David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> yes, but how do you do that?
>>
>> On Sep 1, 2013, at 4:08 AM, Edward Redfern <edwardredfern@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> the guest account is always needed as an emergency account if something goes
>> wrong and you need to gain access. as David says, set up your account as
>> auto login and there you go.
>>
>> lew
>>
>> On 1 Sep 2013, at 02:18, David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I cannot currently find it but you want to set your account to auto login,
>>> not get rid of the guest account.
>>>
>>> On Aug 31, 2013, at 5:43 PM, Agent086b <agent086b@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I must have changed something but don't know what I did.
>>> When I start my computer I have the guest and my accounts come up on the
>>> screen. I don't want the guest account to show how can I get rid of it?
>>> I now have to start VO so I can select my account.
>>> Thanks for any help.
>>> Max.
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