Recent content by bilbojbaggins

Something must be broken. I logged in as root and created a new administrator account. As soon as it was created it switched to standard. It even tries to switch the root account to standard (luckily it can't be changed). I'll just reinstall the OS.

When I say this is a school computer I mean that it was purchased with university funds. It is a MacBook Pro given to me to use. It is not configured in any way as a network or client computer with exception to an unknown root user password (that I reset). I could have someone fix it but I'd be...

Ok so I found a 10.5.6 disc and was able to reset the root password. I logged in as root but when I click the check to administer this computer it does nothing. The account remains as standard. I have to log in as root to do anything with administrative privileges. Any suggestions?

Thanks for the reply. I managed to find an install disc in my lab. I'm running 10.5.8 and the disc is 10.5.4. I tried to boot to the DVD but it doesn't work. Put the disc in, restart, and hold 'C'. The computer makes the 'dong' noise with a gray screen and after 20 seconds restarts. If I...

Somehow all the accounts on my computer automatically changed to standard. The mac website said that this can happen after an upgrade and to fix it run the "reset password" utility from the install disc. I am using a school computer so I don't know where a mac os disk is. I am using OSX 10.5.8...