Michael, The simplest, less convolute way to do this would be to set a single user account for all with administrative rights but to set a password that only the mom knows, and then scare her silly with horror stories about people who delete stuff on their computers. It may sound somewhat cruel, but there is nothing more dangerous than an overconfident, computer illiterate person. Tell her that Steve Jobs will personally come to her house and break her fingers, or something. The kids will manage all right.
It's always useful to have a separate admin account that only gets used if the user account gets messed up. And I would keep its password to myself if I were you, knowing that you are most likely going to be their IT guy. Another scenario would be to enable fast user switching and set a non- admin user account for each family member, so they can have some privacy, although with parental controls strictly in place. Just my two non-professional cents... :-) HTH, Felix -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
