Permanently Modify Mac OS X Guest Account (Mac) Mountain Lion
Hey All,
i am shure, some of u might know the problem.
So, everytime u close a guest account, all data gets erased. And as well all settings get reset.
So, i searched around quite a bit, and what came out as helping the most is the following:
1. enable guest account
2. enable fast user swithing
3. switch to guest account
3. do ALL ure settings, run all apps and programs, that need registration, and so on. some more often for not asking u stuff again..
Modifiy the Dock, change Desktop, etc...
(dont forget to CLOSE/END all Programs, otherwise they will be started everytime user logs in.)
4. simply fast-change to main account without closing the guest account.
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and then the trouble started... coping, giving yourself rights, etc... videos online about it, etc...
easiest thing to to is the following:
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5. execute the following command in a terminal window:
sudo cp -r /Users/Guest/ /System/Library/User\ Template/English.lproj/
!!! Importent for other language users then english !!!
when u run ure systems mainly in another language, u need to do it ALSO with that language. OS X seems to be mixing information. so simply past line
AGAIN, but change last language part.
sudo cp -r /Users/Guest/ /System/Library/User\ Template/German.lproj/
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some ppl said, it is also possible while logged into the guest account. Doesnt work for me, cause guest account want the
guest-account password. which i dont have, or is somewhere hidden in system files.
And for ppl that what to copie settings across systems, beware, there is a "Keychain"-Folder that messes up the accounts.
u cant copie that one around.
Hope it helps for who every gets the same problem.
And i hope Apples gonna make that a basic feature... kind of still ***** this way...
Cheers, Michael