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How to remove other admin account on OS X Lion

I bought a new MacBook Pro 15", updated with OS X Lion, then migrated data through Migration Assistant from a Time Machine Backup. This created a new user account. I just want to delete the initial account created when I first initialized my computer, but it doesn't work, using the normal method. Opening Users & Groups on the System Preferences menu leaves both admin accounts greyed, so they can't be selected. Any help regarding this issue?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Aug 17, 2011 8:58 PM

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Aug 26, 2011 4:55 AM in response to jgrudolph

I seem to have the same problem on my iMac in 10.7 Lion. I used Migration Assistant, but actually I only wanted to move the files from my old macbook, not create a new user. And now I can't delete the user that was created.

I've tried what Michael is suggesting, but in any of the two users, in Users & Grous, the option of deleting a User by pressing the ' - ' is not possible even after unlocking.


Can you help wit this?

How to remove other admin account on OS X Lion

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