OS X doesn't force you to use a password. My account is the only one on this iBook, and I can remove my password completely just fine. It's a really, really bad idea, but Apple does give you the choice.
Cheers, Ben
On 18 Jan 2005, at 11:23, Tim Collier wrote:
On 1/17/05 10:01 AM, "Ben Dyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The Password field in the accounts preferences pane *always* displays the same number of dots, regardless of password length or whether there's one there or not. It's an added security measure.
You can't really change the account to your name, at least not fully --
short user names cannot be changed once set.
Not true. I've done it. See the article in October 2004 MacAddict, page
72.
Of course the original poster states that he is new to OS X and sending him
into the terminal is probably not a good idea.
Another option is to create a new user Account with Admin privileges and
then delete the previous account. Also, the previous owner of the laptop
HAD to have set a password on the account....it's probably just set to logon
automatically.
Remember, this is OS X, not OS 9.
Tim
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