Authorized User

caitlynp607 wrote:

When I attempted to change my name, the user changed to standard and there is no authorized user. In order to make changes, I need a username and password as it is locked to make changes. Does anyone know how to fix this? This is on a MacBook.

You can restore from a backup. (?)

Change the name of your macOS user account and home folder

Try this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ6AZMk2cy0

See if it works. I saw it working in Mojave.

Some Apple Support on this https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202860

There's this old process that might work too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjxAgiNqkDM (see description os the video for complete command lines)

As you still have access to the account, you can also open terminal and type sudo passwd root

Type YOUR own password from your original admin user

You'll be asked for a new root password twice.

Then try to enable root user via terminal https://osxdaily.com/2015/02/19/enable-disable-root-command-line-mac/

Some Apple support on root user https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204012

See if you can move from there with access to root.

Be aware root user owns everything so it allows evil in the system core. Once you do what you gotta do, disable it.

Hope some of this could be of help.

That's what happens when you don't follow the first step.

Try this: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-250002676