skillman99

Q: How to remove "Other" account from login screen?

Hello!

 

I have no guest users on my mac. I have only 1 admin user. Please help me and tell, how i can remove "Other.." login option from my login screen?

 

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MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Mar 2, 2016 1:19 PM

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  • by JimmyCMPIT,Apple recommended

    JimmyCMPIT JimmyCMPIT Mar 2, 2016 1:26 PM in response to skillman99
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    Mar 2, 2016 1:26 PM in response to skillman99

    go to

    >System Preferences...>Users and Groups

    unlock the panel

    turn the guest user off and disable it's permissions

    Screen Shot 2016-03-02 at 4.25.37 PM.png

  • by skillman99,

    skillman99 skillman99 Mar 2, 2016 1:29 PM in response to JimmyCMPIT
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    Mar 2, 2016 1:29 PM in response to JimmyCMPIT

    Actually i have everything as you told! i have no guest accounts enabled, everything is off!

     

    I cant solve this with system preferences!

  • by JimmyCMPIT,

    JimmyCMPIT JimmyCMPIT Mar 2, 2016 1:38 PM in response to skillman99
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    Mar 2, 2016 1:38 PM in response to skillman99

    You can try to sign out of iCloud and sign back in, or disable file vault. Otherwise "I have no guest user on my mac" doesn't tell me you did anything. If you did something specific say what that was.

  • by Boyd Porter,

    Boyd Porter Boyd Porter Mar 2, 2016 1:44 PM in response to skillman99
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    Mar 2, 2016 1:44 PM in response to skillman99

    In previous versions, "Other" was root.  Have you enabled root for some reason?

     

    Have a nice day.

  • by JimmyCMPIT,

    JimmyCMPIT JimmyCMPIT Mar 2, 2016 1:49 PM in response to Boyd Porter
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    Mar 2, 2016 1:49 PM in response to Boyd Porter
  • by skillman99,

    skillman99 skillman99 Mar 2, 2016 2:05 PM in response to JimmyCMPIT
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    Mar 2, 2016 2:05 PM in response to JimmyCMPIT

    I have guest account off:

     

    Screen Shot 2016-03-02 at 23.59.01.png

     

    No, i did not performed any actions regarding root. I need to enable or disable root account?

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Mar 2, 2016 2:40 PM in response to skillman99
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    Mar 2, 2016 2:40 PM in response to skillman99

    Change the login window to Name and password as shown below:

     

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    OTsig.png

  • by skillman99,

    skillman99 skillman99 Mar 2, 2016 3:34 PM in response to Old Toad
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    Mar 2, 2016 3:34 PM in response to Old Toad

    i know this, but the result of this option is not i really want!

     

    i want to user icon stay there like this:

     

    osx-el-capitan-login-screen-wallpaper-default-1.jpg

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Mar 2, 2016 3:40 PM in response to skillman99
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    Mar 2, 2016 3:40 PM in response to skillman99

    I look at that method this way:  you've given someone one half of the login info needed in case the iMac gets stolen.  With just the two fields displayed they have to guess at both the user name and the password. 

  • by dialabrain,

    dialabrain dialabrain Mar 2, 2016 3:54 PM in response to skillman99
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    Mar 2, 2016 3:54 PM in response to skillman99

    I believe you have to disable "Find My Mac" in the iCloud Preferences to make "Other" go away with your original settings.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Mar 2, 2016 4:27 PM in response to skillman99
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    Mar 2, 2016 4:27 PM in response to skillman99

    Please back up all data before proceeding.

    1. If you enabled root logins, follow the instructions in this support article under the heading "Disable the root user." You must authenticate in Directory Utility as "root" with the root password. Authenticating as another administrator won't work. If you've forgotten the password, ask for instructions to reset it.

    Log out and test. If there's no change, continue.

    2. These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.

    Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:

    sudo defaults delete /L*/P*/com.apple.loginwindow.* SHOWOTHERUSERS_MANAGED

    Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.

    Launch the built-in Terminal application in any one of the following ways:

    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)

    ☞ In the Finder, select Go Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

    ☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.

    Paste into the Terminal window by pressing the key combination command-V. I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key after pasting. You'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. Type carefully and then press return. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. Confirm. You don't need to post the warning.

    If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator. Log in as one and start over.

    Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign ($) to appear below what you entered. You can then quit Terminal.

  • by dialabrain,

    dialabrain dialabrain Mar 2, 2016 5:13 PM in response to dialabrain
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    Mar 2, 2016 5:13 PM in response to dialabrain

    dialabrain wrote:

     

    I believe you have to disable "Find My Mac" in the iCloud Preferences to make "Other" go away with your original settings.

    Are you sure about that? Yes, I've just tested it.

  • by John Lockwood,

    John Lockwood John Lockwood Mar 3, 2016 4:56 AM in response to skillman99
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    Mar 3, 2016 4:56 AM in response to skillman99

    The 'Other…' option usually signifies that your Mac is connected (bound) to a network directory server, typically Open Directory or Active Directory but also possibly a type of LDAP server.

     

    Open System Preferences, click on Users & Groups, then at the bottom left click on Login Options. Is there a 'Network Account Server' listed? If so this is the network directory server.

     

    DO NOT delete the network directory server unless you know that is ok, you may need it to access office systems. If this is purely a home computer then perhaps it would be safe to delete any entry here.

  • by Leopardus,Helpful

    Leopardus Leopardus Mar 3, 2016 5:40 AM in response to skillman99
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    Mar 3, 2016 5:40 AM in response to skillman99

    All the above posts, are various sides of the truth on this topic. Pay attention especially to the points made by John Lockwood and Old Toad.

    Yes, it is possible to do it like you want to. It is also possible to revert back. In what is other user in login window? the method has been covered. It is also possible for it not to display the login name at startup, but then the Mac has to be bounded to an OD and the User login's used above 1000, ie Network Users. That removes the security concern raised by Old Toad in a way.

     

    Instead of what Linc has reccommended, you will enter:

     

    sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow SHOWOTHERUSERS_MANAGED -bool FALSE

     

    and to revert:

     

    sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow SHOWOTHERUSERS_MANAGED -bool TRUE

     

    Edit to correct Bind and to add the Terminal Commands

     

    Leo

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