Recent content by Ollyollyoly

Problem solved! Firstly - I tried to enable root but couldn't do that either. I think the reason would appear to be some sort of corruption the the user details - but i didn't have ANY users listed OR a Root admin (even once enabled). Anyway, in order to fix the problem, I deleted the...

Thanks for your help - much appreciated. I'll try enabling the root user and see how I go. Will report back soon...

Thanks for your reply - yes thats what (she says) she did. My thoughts exactly - I presume auto login was disabled as a result of changing the pwd so simply go and reset the pwd again on the user. Problem now though is when I go to the password reset screen, there are NO users in the drop down...

Hi everyone, Ok firstly apologies for my ignorance. I'm a Network Administrator but know NOTHING about Macs having had no previous experience with them. First let me tell you the back ground to this question: I'm actually trying to help out my girlfriend. Due to the economic crisis, her...