I have tried to update my MacBook Pro 13 2020 M1 chip and have followed the instructions on here including updating in safe mode. Password is only accepted at login, but not when I try to update my MacBook. This if very frustrating. Is there something else I can try. I seem to be stuck in a circle.
MacBook Pro Apple Silicon
In the one working account, the the Terminal command below to verify if this working account is a Admin Account of this computer
➡️ id -Gn username | grep -q -w admin && echo True || echo False ⬅️
If the $USER is admin then True will result.
Credit to @VikingOSX
Is there more than One user account on this Computer ?
Is the User Logged Into the Admin Account of this computer ?
Only the Admin Account of this computer is permitted to perform this action.
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I had two accounts. I deleted one now I have only one account. The other account was also a man account but I deleted it and just maintain one account now.
Some very technical information below.
The " Owner Account of this computer " has that privilege to add, remove, upgrade or downgrade accounts. This would include adding more Admin Accounts and / or downgrading an ADDED Admin account
Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac
Normally the " Owner Account " is the very first Account used when the Computer was Very First Setup as New and out of the box.
Adding additional Admin Account can be done there after.
Below link all provide additional insights about the Difference between Admin Accounts and Owner Accounts
https://eclecticlight.co/2021/07/18/last-week-on-my-mac-the-perils-of-m1-ownership/
PS - Thank you too 😀 for the designation of Best Answer
this is the answer i got
o False
id: username: no such user
False
MacBook-Pro-5:~ Gerlando$
update password is not accepted
