w.jeffrey Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I was running 10.5.4, then updated to 10.5.5 by installing from iATKOS 5i 10.5.5 DVD. The install went perfectly, I'm running 10.5.5 with 9.5.0 kernel. Unfortunately my formerly administratively privileged account is now listed as a standard user. I do not know what the default admin/password is for OSX. Could anyone provide some insight as to how to restore my account to administrative privileges? Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/142264-once-admin-now-standard-user/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeJuice Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 fsck -y mount -uaw / rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone Upon restart OS X believes it is a new install and will walk you through the process of making an admin account. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/142264-once-admin-now-standard-user/#findComment-1009381 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhyguy Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 or an easier way (probably) boot in single user mode (-s) type passwd root set a password type exit login to root account (username: root) change your account to admin Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/142264-once-admin-now-standard-user/#findComment-1009506 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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