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  1. M

    Can't Install Monterey, 2 odd issues

    Good morning Mac Mavens, Happy New Year! Hoping for some help installing Monterey on MBP 2020, currently running Big Sur 11.6, with 170 GB avail out of 245 GB. My daughter's computer, I have an Admin account and I've tried installing under the Admin acct as well as hers. Neither results in...
  2. J

    Used iMac a1419 admin locked out

    I recently bought a refurbished late 2012 a1419 27" 2.9 GHz Intel Core i5 24GB 1600 MHz DDR3. High Sierra installed. In setting it up, went to change the name of the Admin account from "owner" to my name, and change the pwd. I was able to change the pwd, and then unlock and change the admin...
  3. M

    VeraCrypt won't mount external hard drives on a standard user. Help!

    Hey there, So I’m facing an issue with VeraCrypt on my Mac Book Pro under the Version 10.14.4 using a standard user account without admin rights. After typing my admin password into the app it’ll then come up with a warning saying: „Failed to obtain administrator privileges: user is not in the...
    • Marianne2882
    • Thread
    • 10.14.4 admin rights admin standard use encrypted standard user sudo sudoers sudoersfile veracrypt
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS Mojave (10.14)
  4. vpro

    Admin User turned into Standard?

    I made a big mistake, How is everyone? I thought I'd be clever and hide my user name from popping up in my neighborhood under my name when people search for online devices using wifi or other airdrop stuff. Here is what I've done step by step, please help me ! HAHAHAH 1- Unlocked the bolt...
  5. hub3rt

    Help with Touch ID please

    Hi there, To give you a bit of background : I previously had a 15" 2016 rMBP with Touch Bar at my old job, I left the job and I have recently been working on my older personal MacBook Air from home with my new business. Yesterday I took delivery of a 13" 2017 rMBP. I had some huge issues with...
    • hub3rt
    • Thread
    • admin admin rights administrator system preferences touchid touchid scanner not working
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  6. A

    macOS High Sierra - Admin login problem

    Hello, I tried to change the name of my admin user (the only user I have). It failed, and now it won't recognize neither the old user name nor the new, so I'm locked out of the user and can't install new programs. What should I do?
  7. RowlandPym

    Changing a Standard to Admin User

    Trying to convert a standard user to an admin user. When checking appropriate box after going thru procedure, I get message to 'Restart pc for change to take effect'. Which I do but the change does not take effect. The standard user remains standard. Is this a High Sierra bug? Or following...
  8. yesiam

    Edit files as administrator

    Hello guys, I have an issue with the admin rights on my yosemite os. Even though I am logged in as an administrator, I don't have permission to edit some of the system files (e.g hosts file). I totally don't get it. Do you have any clue why is that so and how can I gain permission to edit my...
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