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Originally Posted by Satcomer You have different problems! The hint was only to change an password. Unless you really messed up the instructions then something else went wrong. Do you still have the OS X install disk? If you do then do an Archive & Install to keep your programs and fix your system problems.
Plus did you read the hint [HOWTO] Fix User lost Administrator privileges? |
I read the blog and wondered if that is the route I would go to fix my problem.
Do I need to use the startup disk to remedy my problem? I found instructions for that too.
I'm still confused which way to proceed.
These are the instructions:
Mac OS X 10.5: Administrator user changes to standard
Symptoms
After performing an upgrade installation (the default type) of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, an administrator account may change to a standard one.
Resolution
1. Start from your Mac OS X 10.5 Install DVD. (You do not need to install Leopard again.)
2. From the Utilities menu, choose Reset Password (do not choose Firmware Password Utility).
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to reset the root password (the root account is not the same as your account). Specifically: Select the name of the drive that Mac OS X is installed on, select the user named "System Administrator (root)" from the pop-up menu, type the password in the first field, re-enter the password in the second field, then click the Save button.
4. Restart from your Mac OS X Leopard volume.
5. When the login window appears, select "Other..." and log in as the root user using the password that was created above.* Note: If Mac OS X automatically logs in, choose Log Out (name) from the Apple menu to get to the login window.
6. Go to Accounts preferences and check (enable) "Allow user to administer this computer" for the affected user.
7. From the Apple menu, choose Log Out root....
8. Log in as the user account that had this issue. (Your account should now have administrator access.)
9. Use Directory Utility to disable the root user via Directory Utility's Edit menu. You may need to click the lock icon first).
Is resetting the password for the 'root' account the same as in your instructions? In other words I determine the 'root' account's password right then?