Problems with account creation

[daniel_d]

iMac G4 1.25 Ghz, OS 10.3.8

Hi, the problem im having with osx is that NOW i can't create new accounts...

Im the only user of this computer, so i have 1 account (mine, admin), but i wanted to have another account and leave it intact, just in case something happens to my actual account, i can compare the two of them and fix it.

the thing is when i went to the account section, i clicked the button labeled " + " ( you know, to create a new account ) , it does nothing! i tried removing both of the preferences folder ( the root and the user prefs ) and it does nothing either...

I used to create accounts just for fun and it worked as its supposed to, and now it doesnt work. Sorry if i'm skipping some details, but i don't know what else to write, and i know my way around os x but i'm no expert...

i hope someone can help me this this...
Daniel D

 

[Zammy-Sam]

Hi daniel_d and welcome to the forum.
In the window for creating accounts, does the lock in the left corner look like it's closed? If so unlock and try again.
Hope this was your problem.

 

[daniel_d]

thanks for the welcome Zammy-Sam...

Actually it is unlocked, i'm sorry i didn't write that before...hehehe (fortunatelly, i'm not that newbie! )

this is really really strange.

But i rememeber some days ago i noticed a problem i had with the terminal, whenever i launched it, it said at the beginning some error of /bin/tcsh, i went to a forum, this one i think, and a lot of people had that error, it was something about had fink installed. I opened up an invisible file called ".cshrc" and erased a line on it (it appeared to be the error) and now it works properly.
( I dont recall the exact problem i just did some manteinance to the computer so i erased browser history, so i cant look for that info )

the question, is this terminal problem had something to do with the account problem ?