On Aug 1, 2012, at 8:37 AM, janespra...@comcast.net wrote: > stats: G4 iMac (goose neck one); 10.4.xx; I have an Administrator account > > I gave my old iMac to a teenage boy. I kept myself as Administrator and made > his account Administrator, too. He just gave the computer to his sister. I > need to delete his account, but he doesn't remember his password. > > I have logged into the computer and tried to delete his account. However, the > - sign is grayed out and it won't let me select it. > > Yesterday, I inserted the install CD that came with the iMac and tried to > reset his password. I chose to leave the password box blank ---- actually no > password --- thinking that would be easier. BUT when I logged in again, the - > sign was still grayed out. AND apparently the new password didn't take > because it kept hinting at the old password. > > Any suggestions on how to delete his account? His sister needs the room on > the hard drive because he has added lots of stuff in his User account ----- > which I can't delete because I don't have his password!
Start a terminal session and enter: sudo dscl . -delete /Users/username The dot (.) is very important. Substitute the short username for the account in question instead of 'username'. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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
