Location of [username].plist File

[Miguel3451]

Hi,

I am trying to find my .plist file on my iMac running OSX 10.15.5. A guide that I was using said that it could be found in /Volumes/$INTERNAL_DRIVE/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users/ but no show. I have disabled SIP etc and went looking using a root terminal but with no luck. It seems that Apple have relocated it in my version of Catalina.

Any leads would be much appreciated.

 

[bogdanw]

It's still there in Catalina 10.15.5. Try with sudo ls /var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users/ to see the content of that folder in Terminal. You can copy the file on your Desktop with sudo cp /var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users/[username].plist ~/Desktop/[username].plist
To view/edit it, you need to take ownership of the file with sudo chown [username]:staff ~/Desktop/[username].plist

 

[Miguel3451]

Excellent. Thank you so much - the little sucker was there after all. Having problems copying it to the desktop but that is a minor hassle compared to finding it.

I really appreciate your help.