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I see the Other user after I login to my account on my Mac which is asking for an username and password. I have seen some solution to give

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindowSHOWOTHERUSERS_MANAGED-bool FALSE


but when I try this my terminal says

sudo: command not found


can someone please help with this, thanks

Posted on Sep 26, 2022 4:38 PM

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Posted on Sep 27, 2022 8:32 AM

You need a space character just prior to -bool


Having said that it may not be the solution to your problem, and I do not recommend using Terminal or "defaults write" commands which may no longer work.


If your login window is showing "Other..." the reason may be that you enabled the root user, which is never required. How to enable the root user on your Mac or change your root password - Apple Support describes how to disable it.

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Sep 27, 2022 8:32 AM in response to Mahi9k

You need a space character just prior to -bool


Having said that it may not be the solution to your problem, and I do not recommend using Terminal or "defaults write" commands which may no longer work.


If your login window is showing "Other..." the reason may be that you enabled the root user, which is never required. How to enable the root user on your Mac or change your root password - Apple Support describes how to disable it.

“Other” User appeared suddenly

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