[willamina77]

Just wondering before I fool with this on my machine. I understand that when you Enable root, and log out (and you have list of names/icons in your login window), that a new User shows up on the list as "Other Person".

So I'm just wondering if when you go back and Disable root, does the "Other Person" go away from the login window when you log back out?

[Person Man]

Originally posted by willamina77:
Just wondering before I fool with this on my machine. I understand that when you Enable root, and log out (and you have list of names/icons in your login window), that a new User shows up on the list as "Other Person".

So I'm just wondering if when you go back and Disable root, does the "Other Person" go away from the login window when you log back out?

Yes, the Other Person option goes away when root is disabled.

Now, before the "don't enable the root account" crowd chimes in, I'd like to say that there is another valid use for the "Other Person" option. (i.e., to log in as console, without the GUI)... type >console, as the user name, with no password.

Yes, I know, you can have root disabled, and set the control panel to ask for username and password each time, but in order to have the list of people to choose from, and still have the "other" option, you need to enable root. (unless I'm mistaken).

Oh yes, should you need root functionality, do so from the Terminal and use "sudo". Logging into the GUI as root can significantly mess up permissions, as well as being a big security risk

[willamina77]

Thanks Personman.

How about this? I've created several accounts and know how make automatic log-in work for all the accounts except my own (as Sys Admin). When I tick the "automatic login" box in accounts preferences as System Admin and log-out, I'm still asked for a password.

Is it possible for all accounts to have automatic login (including the person who installed OS X)? I'd like to make it so that anytime any user on the list chooses their name/icon, they are taken directly to their desktop -- with nobody (even Sys Admin) having to punch in any passwords. By the way, there's no security risk here at all.

I was thinking maybe I could have root set my regular Sys Admin's account as having "automatic login", and then after disabling root (which presumably is the only one who be required to enter a password), make "Other Person" disappear from the log-in window. Would this work?

[Person Man]

Originally posted by willamina77:
Thanks Personman.

How about this? I've created several accounts and know how make automatic log-in work for all the accounts except my own (as Sys Admin). When I tick the "automatic login" box in accounts preferences as System Admin and log-out, I'm still asked for a password.

Is it possible for all accounts to have automatic login (including the person who installed OS X)? I'd like to make it so that anytime any user on the list chooses their name/icon, they are taken directly to their desktop -- with nobody (even Sys Admin) having to punch in any passwords. By the way, there's no security risk here at all.

I was thinking maybe I could have root set my regular Sys Admin's account as having "automatic login", and then after disabling root (which presumably is the only one who be required to enter a password), make "Other Person" disappear from the log-in window. Would this work?

No, you can't have all accounts log in automatically, as the machine wouldn't know which one to use. I think you can set a blank password so you don't have to use one to log in.

Disabling root should make "other person" disappear.