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Restore administrator privileges to user

Hi guys,


A friend gifted me their old MacBook Air. I attempted to change the user name but only succeeded in changing the account from an administrator account to a standard account. It is the only user so now the computer has no administrator, just one standard user.


I did try implementing the solution posted in the following thread to no avail:


https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/328192/lost-access-to-admin-user-account-in-my-mac-book-pro


I received the response


rm: .AppleSetupDone: No such file or directory


plus a few other lines of text.


If anyone has any suggestions, I would love to hear them :)

MacBook Air

Posted on Aug 23, 2021 10:36 PM

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Posted on Aug 24, 2021 2:24 AM

Follow instruction from another ASC Forum and specifically person @BDAqua for detailed instruction to create a New Admin. Account >>>> https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253061386 <<<<

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