If you wish to have a user account on your Mac that is discrete so others using your Mac cannot see that user, then you can do so by the classic methods of changing the user ID for the account and then adjusting some hidden system settings to manage those accounts at the login window. While these approaches are the most compatible across different OS X versions and still work for the latest ones, if you have OS X Yosemite or later on your Mac, then there is an easy two-step approach for hiding user accounts. Continue reading
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Fix double login prompts on your Mac
When booting your Mac you should only need to supply your username and password once in order to log in. However, there may be times upon cold-booting your Mac where you enter your password at the login prompt, but after the system shows a gray boot screen as expected, it displays your login window again. This problem does not affect the functionality of your Mac, and is only a minor hiccup in how FileVault disk encryption is set up on your system. Continue reading
Quickly re-create a missing admin account on your Mac
When you set up OS X for the first time, your initial account will be an administrative one, allowing you to configure the system and install applications. Albeit rare, errors that occur when upgrading or restoring from backup, or otherwise when making heavy modifications to the system, could result in your admin account being destroyed so you cannot log in to it or use it for changing system settings. Continue reading
How to change or reset your password in OS X
The password on your Mac is the primary way you will secure and prevent unauthorized access to it. If you suspect your password is compromised, decide you wish to use a different one, or have forgotten it, then there are several approaches for changing it. These range from the use of the standard system preferences, to various approaches with the Terminal, and finally with use of the Recovery and Single User modes on your Mac. Continue reading