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bellwood20 Author

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I am the sole user of my Mac Mini, so why is an administrator's password needed for me to upgrade?

How do I create a administrator's password?

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Posted on Apr 28, 2022 3:58 PM

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VikingOSX

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Posted on Apr 29, 2022 6:13 AM

Because your user id does not have sufficient privileges to change content outside of your home directory and that is why an administrator password prompt occurs when attempting to install applications and operating systems.

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