User images for login

I would like to have different users on my macbook, for different specific permissions, but all users will be me. Basically separate work / personal etc but using the same single apple ID.


I have created different users (Monterey v 12.4) - When I change a login image for one user, it changes all the users login images to whatever image was used.


Is it possible to change/restrict this from updating all images? Even if using a group can somehow accomplish it I am open to ideas.


It looks like this was possible before but maybe doesn't work now possibly.. any suggestions are welcome!

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 12.4

Posted on Jun 20, 2022 9:21 AM

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Jun 21, 2022 9:14 AM in response to BDAqua

It was set up as user 1 was my first and last name, gmail address, phone etc.


User 2 was my first name and my company name, so Mark Smith and Mark Apple basically.


User 2 had no other info, name or email etc. - I ended up dragging user 2 to my icloud contacts, it didn't seem to show there, and it appears to be working now. I can't say for sure if thats what fixed it, I messed around with it a bunch of login / logout and seeing it change AFTER the login.


For now, both images stay as expected and I really don't know what ultimately made it stay but I think it was something to do with dragging the contact card into icloud but it could've been something else


I DO KNOW it had to do with the contact card and I GREATLY appreciate that. In this case I thought I could change the Apple -> System -> User -> Edit -- Change the image an be done but there was always an image update at login it seems but all works well now!


If what I said I did with the contact card may have any bad effects let me know!


One final thought - I've had trouble with creating a gmail account with periods in it that gmail ignores but other providers consider a period an actual computing character


ex: "Matt.Jones" not equal to "Matt Jones" - ruthlessly annoying and I wound't be surprised if it created a problem if this isn't normal




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