How to display the userlist at login pane?

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hambam

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Hello @ all,

I'm sorry, but I'm a newbie on mac topics.
I've got a G4 from a cancelled collegue.
Problem is, that the login pane only shows his username and not the whole list of possible users. I know the other users and passwords but of this one.

How can I login if only this only username is displayed.
Is there a shortcut to enable login to another username?
Or could I start with the max shell and 'manipulate' the login (e.g. deleting the one user)?

Don't have a clue and unfortunately I can't find anything helpful with google.
(I don't have the system cd either. Can I download the cd image somewhere?)

Thanks a lot for any hint.
 
What version of OS X are you using? In 10.4, you can change login settings in the "Login Options" panel in Account Settings.
 
The problem is, I can't login as long as I only have the option to login with a username where I don't know the password. It's a pitty.
I need to login to another existing user, but I don't get the option.
Btw. the G4 has 10.4 installed.
 
I'm able to start with cmd+s and enter the shell mode (single user mode) with root access.
But I don't know where to change a setting to change the login pane behaviour or where to delete the user. And I don't know what happens if I delete the only one user which is displayed at the login pane. I'm afraid of getting a blank login pane then.
 
In Single-User Mode:

At the prompt, type fsck -yf and press the return key.
Type mount -uw / and press the return key.
Type rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone and press return.
Type reboot

When the computer restarts, it should act as if you had just installed OS X for the first time - it will prompt you for information to set up an administrator level account.
 
Will this create an additional admin account? What happens with the existing users? (I don't want to loose my account. But I don't have a problem with getting rid off the one user which is displayed at the login pane)
 
Yes, it creates a new Admin account - you can have more than one.
It will not effect existing user accounts.
 
The result is a little bit strange...
Ok, I was asked to enter the network configuration settings again, but no problem.
I created a new user account and was able to login again. So far so good, but now I can only see the 'old' user and my new user. I can't see the other possible logins. I guess these are 'real' admin accounts?
I remember to have three other possible login accounts. I had managed it in the past to get all users displayed at the login pane by pressing a shortcut during boot. Unfortunately I can't remember and I can't find it again with google.
 
Look in System Preferences/Accounts and make sure that
the "allow user to administer this computer" box is checked.

You can also open terminal.app from the utilities folder
and type cd /Users, press return, then type ls -l
and press return - all user accounts should be listed.

It is possible that your ex-colleague deleted some of the user
accounts, but they should show up in /Users if they still exist.
 
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