OS 10.5 - my user isn't allowed to administer

lisamel · lisamel #1 (**permalink**)

05-15-2008, 11:48 AM

this is weird. I am the only user on my macpro.
In my user accounts their is my user and a guest account, which is disabled.

my username has the allow user to administer computer is greyed out but the checkbox for allower user to administer is checked.

Yet, I am trying to copy over a folder from time machine and restore it and it says I don't have sufficient priveleges. I've reset the master user password. I don't know what else to do.

rman · rman #2 (**permalink**)

05-15-2008, 12:16 PM

Mac OS X 10.5: Administrator user changes to standard, this maybe of some help.

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lisamel #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 14, 2007 Location: New York Posts: 97 Mac Specs: Mac pro 2.66 quad, Ati x1900, 2 500GB drives, 6 mb ram, dual 24"dell monitors	05-15-2008, 11:48 AM this is weird. I am the only user on my macpro. In my user accounts their is my user and a guest account, which is disabled. my username has the allow user to administer computer is greyed out but the checkbox for allower user to administer is checked. Yet, I am trying to copy over a folder from time machine and restore it and it says I don't have sufficient priveleges. I've reset the master user password. I don't know what else to do.
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