LukasCF

Q: How can I deactivate the "guest user"

Everybody can go into the "guest user" account. How can I deactivate or delete this silly account?

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion

Posted on Aug 1, 2012 10:43 AM

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Q: How can I deactivate the "guest user"

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  • by Delboy1066,

    Delboy1066 Delboy1066 Aug 1, 2012 10:48 AM in response to LukasCF
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    Aug 1, 2012 10:48 AM in response to LukasCF

    Hi

    The only way i know is to go to system prefrences and click on Users & Groups then click on the pad lock in the lower left hand corner. Put in your password then it will let you select the Guest account and on the right hand side of the window untick all three boxes. That will make the account non active. But im afraid your stuck with the account for now even though its not active.

     

    Hope that helps

  • by LukasCF,

    LukasCF LukasCF Aug 1, 2012 10:51 AM in response to Delboy1066
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    Aug 1, 2012 10:51 AM in response to Delboy1066

    No :-( I can't klick on the guest user account after unlocking the settings with the lock. It's grey…

  • by ricardofromloma linda,

    ricardofromloma linda ricardofromloma linda Aug 1, 2012 10:52 AM in response to LukasCF
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    Aug 1, 2012 10:52 AM in response to LukasCF

    There is no need to, just leave it as is.  It is there for people that you allow to use your mac but dont want to give access to your important stuff or allow to make any types of changes.

  • by cbs20,

    cbs20 cbs20 Aug 1, 2012 10:53 AM in response to LukasCF
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    Aug 1, 2012 10:53 AM in response to LukasCF

    The guest account is there because you have Find my Mac in your iCloud activated. This creates the guest account.

  • by LukasCF,

    LukasCF LukasCF Aug 1, 2012 10:54 AM in response to ricardofromloma linda
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    Aug 1, 2012 10:54 AM in response to ricardofromloma linda

    I know…but I want no other user on my computer. :-/

  • by LukasCF,

    LukasCF LukasCF Aug 1, 2012 10:54 AM in response to cbs20
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    Aug 1, 2012 10:54 AM in response to cbs20

    Find my Mac is not enabled. But some other things in the icloud settings.

  • by Joseph Kriz,

    Joseph Kriz Joseph Kriz Aug 1, 2012 10:56 AM in response to LukasCF
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    Aug 1, 2012 10:56 AM in response to LukasCF

    As mentioned by Delboy, you can deactivate the account by going into your System Preferences/Users & Groups

    Uncheck the box shown here after unlocking the preferences.

    Screen Shot 2012-08-01 at 10.52.10 AM.png

     

    EDIT: just saw your post about being grayed out. Not sure why that is.

  • by StevenJD,

    StevenJD StevenJD Aug 1, 2012 11:10 AM in response to LukasCF
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    Aug 1, 2012 11:10 AM in response to LukasCF

    A "Guest Account" is set up through the Users and Groups preferences and has some access to your computer. The "Guest User" is part of the "Find My Mac" iCloud function and is controlled thorugh the Security and Privacy Preferences. I haven't got it in front of me but I think the option is labled "Enable Restart to Safari" or something similar. They are two different things. The latter only gives the user a path to the Internet, not access to anything on the computer if you have FileVault enabled. The Guest User is an important security feature as it allows your Mac to be recovered if it is stolen. With FileVault, the Guest User copy of Safari runs from the recovery partition and your drive is never even decrypted.

     

    Steve

  • by Lanny,

    Lanny Lanny Aug 1, 2012 11:15 AM in response to LukasCF
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    Aug 1, 2012 11:15 AM in response to LukasCF

    If you deactivate the guest user settings in User and Groups, uncheck "Wake for network access' in Energy Saver, and uncheck "Find My Mac" in iCloud, the Guest user will no longer be displayed.

  • by Joseph Kriz,

    Joseph Kriz Joseph Kriz Aug 1, 2012 11:49 AM in response to Lanny
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    Aug 1, 2012 11:49 AM in response to Lanny

    Lanny,

     

    I do not have "Find my Mac" turned on in the iCloud panel.

    I also have "Wake for network access" is unchecked.

     

    The Guest User account still shows up in the Users & Groups for me.

  • by Lanny,

    Lanny Lanny Aug 1, 2012 12:21 PM in response to Joseph Kriz
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    Aug 1, 2012 12:21 PM in response to Joseph Kriz

    Uncheck these too, and then restart:

     

    Screen Shot 2012-08-01 at 3.20.01 PM.png

  • by Joseph Kriz,

    Joseph Kriz Joseph Kriz Aug 1, 2012 2:02 PM in response to Lanny
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    Aug 1, 2012 2:02 PM in response to Lanny

    Mine never were checked and I still have the Guest account though it is inactive it still shows up in the Users & Groups.

  • by Lanny,

    Lanny Lanny Aug 1, 2012 2:10 PM in response to Joseph Kriz
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    Aug 1, 2012 2:10 PM in response to Joseph Kriz

    And you did the restart?

  • by Joseph Kriz,

    Joseph Kriz Joseph Kriz Aug 1, 2012 4:55 PM in response to Lanny
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    Aug 1, 2012 4:55 PM in response to Lanny

    Lanny wrote:

     

    If you deactivate the guest user settings in User and Groups, uncheck "Wake for network access' in Energy Saver, and uncheck "Find My Mac" in iCloud, the Guest user will no longer be displayed.

    I see your Guest User still shows up but Disabled.

     

    Same as mine.

    I don't think you can get rid of the Guest User, only Disable it like you show.

    Screen Shot 2012-08-01 at 4.50.53 PM.png

    At least I can't with everything turned off and unchecked like you mention.

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