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administrator name not matching

administrator name decent showing when I trying to open system preference. If I write manually that not working

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13

Posted on May 22, 2021 9:46 PM

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Posted on May 23, 2021 2:58 AM

Try suggestions given in this article.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203127

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May 24, 2021 7:00 AM in response to muzzolini

Hi muzzolini,


Assuming that your device specifications are correct (MacBook Pro 15", macOS High Sierra):


  1. Open System Preferences, then select Users and Groups.
  2. For each user that appears, select it in the list, then check whether "Allow user to administer this computer" is enabled or not.


If at least one user has that checkbox checked, use their credentials to authorize password prompts.


If no users have that checkbox checked, please let me know.

administrator name not matching

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