Mac OS X: Hey, where's my admin user?

Hiding an admin user is a fairly straight forward task in Mac OS X.  To do so, open Terminal and run the following command:

defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow Hide500Users -bool YES

Now, what if you sit down at a machine and you don’t see an expected admin user?  Well, use that same command with a NO at the end to (hopefully) bring it back:

defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow Hide500Users -bool NO

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Posted on January 28, 2008 by . This entry was posted in Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Mac Security and tagged , , . Bookmark the permalink.