Special Edition Using Mac OS X Leopard

Chapter 11. Configuring and Working with User Accounts

In this chapter

• Using Mac OS X User Accounts 232

• Creating and Configuring User Accounts 236

• Logging In, Logging Out, and Configuring Login Options 251

• Testing and Changing User Accounts 257

• Enabling the Root User Account 261

• Troubleshooting 263

Using Mac OS X User Accounts

When you started using Mac OS X Leopard, whether that was when you purchased a new Mac or upgraded from an earlier Mac OS X version, you might not have taken advanatage of one of the system’s most important, and frequently underused, features, which is the ability to create and use multiple user accounts.

Unfortunately, the Mac OS X installer and configuration application that runs the first time you use Mac OS X doesn’t really encourage ...