How many user accounts on one computer?

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How many user accounts on one computer?

I did search but found nothing directly relevant. We have one laptop with one administrator account. How many user accounts besides mine am I allowed?

Thanks in advance :o)

Mac Book, Mac OS X (10.4.11), 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 duo/1 GB 667 MHz DDR 2 SDRAM/iTunes 8.0.2/Quicktime 7.6

Posted on May 23, 2010 3:01 PM

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BDAqua

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May 23, 2010 3:11 PM in response to Sleeping Gypsy

Hi, I thought I read that the limit was 10, but I just created an eleventh one... haven't tested yet to see how many can be logged in at once, perhaps that's where the 10 comes in.

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May 23, 2010 3:19 PM in response to BDAqua

Thank You Aqua.

Wow. Don't think I'll need that many so that works! More than one account can be logged in at a time? How does that work? Sounds like a nightmare waiting to happen maybe?

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BDAqua

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May 23, 2010 3:27 PM in response to Sleeping Gypsy

Ah good, 10 or less will work for sure then.

More than one account can be logged in at a time? How does that work?

In System Preferences>Accounts, unlock the lock, click on Login Options, at the bottom enable Fast User Switching.

Sounds like a nightmare waiting to happen maybe?

Maybe the opposite! 😉

If you have enough RAM & HD Free Space it allows others to use the Mac without you quitting all your work, and it keeps things separate. Great if you have young ones using it because you can make managed accounts & control which APPs they can use & other things... and without them destroying your data.

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May 23, 2010 3:33 PM in response to BDAqua

Thank You so very much. I'll check that out and see how it works for me.

Have a great week!

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BDAqua

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May 23, 2010 3:50 PM in response to Sleeping Gypsy

Great news, thanks for the Stars too! 🙂

Maybe let us know how it works out?

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