idasali
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Mac OS X

Q: Guest Account shown when disabled

OS X El Capitan

Version 10.11.6

 

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)

Processor 2.5 GHz Intel Core i7

Memory 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

Graphics NVIDIA GeForceGT 750M 2048 MB

 

Since upgrading to 10.11.6, the Guest User is presented on the login screen even though both checkboxes ("Allow guest to log in to this computer" and "Allow guest users to connect to shared folders") are not not checked for the Guest User account.

 

Also, under Login Options the "Display login window as" is set to "Name and password" and not "List of users".

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014), OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Sep 6, 2016 8:25 AM

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Q: Guest Account shown when disabled

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  • by Side_Step_Society,

    Side_Step_Society Side_Step_Society Sep 6, 2016 3:04 PM in response to idasali
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    Sep 6, 2016 3:04 PM in response to idasali

    Have you got FileVault enabled? This may enable a very limited type of Guest account.

  • by idasali,

    idasali idasali Sep 6, 2016 3:38 PM in response to Side_Step_Society
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    Sep 6, 2016 3:38 PM in response to Side_Step_Society

    Yes, FileVault is enabled.  However, FileVault has been enabled for a few months now and this is a new problem that has only recently come up.

     

    Is there a way to disable the Guest account regardless of whether or not the FileVault is enabled?  I much preferred it to come up directly with the password text box enabled so that I could immediately enter the password and unlock the machine.

  • by Side_Step_Society,

    Side_Step_Society Side_Step_Society Sep 6, 2016 3:46 PM in response to idasali
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    Apple Music
    Sep 6, 2016 3:46 PM in response to idasali

    With FileVault enabled, the guest user is supplementary to Find My Mac. This gives potential criminals/finders of your computer the ability to use the computer in a limited fashion, intentionally.

     

    If there's no guest account, there's no way for someone, other than yourself, to connect to a new Wi-Fi network, and thus allow Find My Mac to report its location back to you.

     

    You would need to disable Find My Mac to remove the Guest user and keep FileVault enabled.

  • by idasali,

    idasali idasali Sep 6, 2016 4:19 PM in response to Side_Step_Society
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    Mac OS X
    Sep 6, 2016 4:19 PM in response to Side_Step_Society

    That explanation makes sense, however, the Find My Mac feature was already disabled.

     

    In summary, with FileVault enabled, Find My Mac disabled and the Guest account disabled under Users and Groups, the Guest account is still displayed on the login screen.  Any other ideas on how to get the Guest user hidden from the login screen?