Administer of privileges are out of hand!

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Administer of privileges are out of hand!

I recently received a Macbook Air M3, 8GB 256GB that runs on MacOS Sonoma as a gift from my uncle. When I got my hands on it, it was already opened and settings were set up ( I live in Uzbekistan, and he bought it from USA to check whether it was operating smoothly). First, I logged out of his iCloud account then tried to rename main directory folder and that's where the whole thing happened. As i changed it, from an admin account I just turned into a standard user. Ever since, I can't upgrade my operating system, install new applications or modify the settings. ( Note: I tried many YouTube videos, but they weren't of any help at all. No working methods I could find.). So, if any of you guys can help to resolve this issue, I'd be really happy.

MacBook Air 15″

Posted on Oct 9, 2024 2:50 AM

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John Galt

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Oct 9, 2024 9:42 AM in response to abdoulrohman

No need to apologize; I understand. If you renamed the Home folder, I agree it implies a different problem but the solution may still be the same.

Renaming the Home folder must only be accomplished by following this (different) procedure: Change the name of your macOS user account and home folder - Apple Support. Determine if you can comply with any of those procedures, but in the end it may still be required to erase the Mac in accordance with those "selling a Mac" instructions.

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John Galt

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Oct 9, 2024 6:06 AM in response to abdoulrohman

That's not the right way to do things. Have your uncle follow these instructions:

What to do before you sell, give away, trade in, or recycle your Mac

Essentially, you will not be able to use that Mac until he does. Those instructions are not optional and must be followed before that Mac will be useful to you.

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abdoulrohman Author

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Oct 9, 2024 7:26 AM in response to John Galt

My apologies, I must've explained the situation a bit opaquely. Even though, the machine was set up, he logged out of his account and I had an admin control. Then, out of my stupidity, I tried to rename the home folder which led me to the final issue. Now, if I wanna modify any settings that require admin privileges, I insert the old username and passwords which is no avail along the new password and username.

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Administer of privileges are out of hand!

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