because as was previously stated I am running my g3 300 with 384 ram to its limits and the accounts pref, is the only one that gives me trouble to where is says it busy all the time. so at this time, that is not an option. Gabriel Vega Certified Technical Support Specialist:A+, Network+ registered Linux user number 405256. Phone: (602) 488-9862 ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by the blind" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 4:26 PM Subject: Re: on the note of user accounts
> gabe, > > Why not just remove the user through accounts? I believe there is a > remove in that dialog. Failing that, There's a command line to > remove and add users but I don't know what it is. > > -- > Jonnie Apple Seed > With his: > Hands-On Technolog(eye)s > > > On Dec 26, 2005, at 5:23 PM, BlindTech of BlindTechs.net wrote: > > But my ultimate goal is to remove a user, would it be just changing > the pw > for now and removing the home dir of the user? > Gabriel Vega > Certified Technical Support Specialist:A+, Network+ > registered Linux user number 405256. > Phone: (602) 488-9862 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > X by > the blind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 3:05 PM > Subject: Re: on the note of user accounts > > > > Gabe, I believe that there is a pass words list and that if a user > > quallifies that account can be accessed and the folder may well be > > recreated. The one sure way to delete a user is through accounts as > > admin. If you press the remove button while you are admin, that > > account will no longer be accessible but the user folder may still be > > there. > > > > Your creat syntax is correct, but I believe there are commandline as > > well as gui ways to do this. In accounts, you can "creat" a user. > > > > -- > > Jonnie Apple Seed > > With his: > > Hands-On Technolog(eye)s > > > > > > On Dec 24, 2005, at 7:29 PM, BlindTech of BlindTechs.net wrote: > > > > So what you are saying is that by removing the users home directory > > they > > won't be able to log in or anything anymore? > > so then in affect, how do you create a user, the same way? > > mkdir /users/newuser? > > is this syntax correct? > > Gabriel Vega > > Certified Technical Support Specialist:A+, Network+ > > registered Linux user number 405256. > > Phone: (602) 488-9862 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > > X by > > the blind" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 7:44 AM > > Subject: Re: on the note of user accounts > > > > > >> Gabe and all, > >> > >> You need to enable root if it is not enabled already. This is done > >> in netinfo manager which you can find in applications under > >> utilities. In the security menu, click the enable root item. If you > >> get a message saying you need to creat a root password, there is a > >> menu item which allows for this. Once that's been done, you can > >> launch terminal, login root, press enter and type your pass word. > >> > >> Once you are logged on as root, type cd /users and press enter. Type > >> ls to get a list of everything in that folder and rm followed by the > >> name of the folder you wish to remove. > >> > >> Of course, in accounts in the gui, you can change a user name if you > >> are logged onto the mac as admin. > >> > >> HTH! > >> type > >> -- > >> Jonnie Apple Seed > >> With his: > >> Hands-On Technolog(eye)s > >> > >> > >> On Dec 24, 2005, at 9:20 AM, BlindTech of BlindTechs.net wrote: > >> > >> David, > >> This is exactly what I'm wanting to do. can you explain? > >> Gabriel Vega > >> Certified Technical Support Specialist:A+, Network+ > >> registered Linux user number 405256. > >> Phone: (602) 488-9862 > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > >> X by > >> the blind" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 5:07 AM > >> Subject: Re: on the note of user accounts > >> > >> > >>> Scott and all, > >>> > >>> as root, you can do anything you like. I've renamed users and moved > >>> some things around and even deleted users just by removing the > >>> folders. It is done in terminal though. > >>> > >>> HTH! > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Jonnie Apple Seed > >>> With his: > >>> Hands-On Technolog(eye)s > >>> > >>> > >>> On Dec 24, 2005, at 6:55 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > >>> > >>> Just curious, I know in my reading that you can't rename user's home > >>> direcotry, but what I am curious about is lets say I want to move > >>> stuff from one user's account to another, I am thinking about mail > >>> settings and the like, is that possible? I know this sounds crazy, > >>> but I'm wondering if just moving the library directory or even the > >>> entire contents of a user's directory to a new users's directory is > >>> possible. Yes, really I know it sounds crazy, but I'm curious if > >>> this > >>> is possible and there is a reason for my maddness. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
