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<blockquote data-quote="Macman" data-source="post: 95943" data-attributes="member: 7132"><p>I would recommend making the second account a backup account thats also an admin account.and have the main/current account be the one you use.the other admin account can be an empty/unedited accountt, like a new unused mac, though all applications will still work and be in the apps folder, this account is best for things like troubleshooting, testing apps you are not sure about, etc. if you'd like a third account for guests or others to use, make one and make limitations in the 'limitations' tab. you can even set this account to have no password to gain access so anyone can use it, but require a password for software to be installed and such.</p><p>to make any account an admin account, select the desired account in the list of accounts, then under the security tab, near the bottom is a box that says 'allow this user to admin this computer' next to it, click it to put a checkmark in it, and that's now an admin account.</p><p><strong>NOTE:</strong> an accounts name can be changed, and the short name is based from the accounts name as it is first entered, after naming any account, you can never change the short name.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Macman, post: 95943, member: 7132"] I would recommend making the second account a backup account thats also an admin account.and have the main/current account be the one you use.the other admin account can be an empty/unedited accountt, like a new unused mac, though all applications will still work and be in the apps folder, this account is best for things like troubleshooting, testing apps you are not sure about, etc. if you'd like a third account for guests or others to use, make one and make limitations in the 'limitations' tab. you can even set this account to have no password to gain access so anyone can use it, but require a password for software to be installed and such. to make any account an admin account, select the desired account in the list of accounts, then under the security tab, near the bottom is a box that says 'allow this user to admin this computer' next to it, click it to put a checkmark in it, and that's now an admin account. [B]NOTE:[/B] an accounts name can be changed, and the short name is based from the accounts name as it is first entered, after naming any account, you can never change the short name. [/QUOTE]
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