HOW TO Manage permissions for Accounts settings under System Preferences

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alvaro.e.mur

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Hi,

How can I change the group owner for just the Accounts label under System Preferences?
OR
How can I disable access to it?

Since I'll know how to regain access it doesn't matter a full restriction to it. I have a brother that uses this same computer and unfortunately he's Admin too and can (has) erase my account completely. I don't want anyone -including me- to mess with user accounts. Specially with the "minus sign" that "erases accounts".

Thanks!
This is the first time I post in here, so a little motivation please... :)
 
alvaro.e.mur said:
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Since I'll know how to regain access it doesn't matter a full restriction to it. I have a brother that uses this same computer and unfortunately he's Admin too and can (has) erase my account completely. I don't want anyone -including me- to mess with user accounts. Specially with the "minus sign" that "erases accounts".

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If your brother is an Administrator, then he can do anything that you can do. If the computer belongs to you, then you need to reduce your brother's privileges. If the computer belongs to your brother, then you should probably consider getting your own computer.
 
Thanks for the comment --NOT. I said my brother is an admin, I didn't say he knows how to be one. The Mac is for the two of us, and, by the way, he's 13. Do you get the picture? Just help me out, if you don't know the answer then continue to the next post, don't stop in this particular to give silly replies.
 
In the Accounts PreferencePane, uncheck his Account to 'Allow User to administer this account'.

If he knows your password, change that also.
 
Ok, let me put it plain: I want to restrict Admins to access to Accounts preferences. Or to change Accounts preferences' group owner to WHEEL. Just the Accounts part.
 
The Accounts PreferencePane is in System/Library/PreferencePanes

Do a Get Info on it. There you can set permissions.
 
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