A Strange Guest User at login screen. Even though, I turned off the login for Guest User in System Preferences.

Question

Level 1

17 points

A Strange Guest User at login screen. Even though, I turned off the login for Guest User in System Preferences.

I worried about my Macbook's Login User in High Sierra. In System Preferences, I have turned off "Guest" user and definitely only me as the administrator with Password for login. But when I turned off my Macbook and turned it on again, I found two users that have shown on the login screen those are My Account with my Image and Guest User with a strange Background Image (not default as grey/white). I suspected that is a Stalker/Cracker? or Probably High Sierra still has some bugs. This case comes when I every shut down and turn it on my MacBook again.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch,Early 2015), macOS High Sierra (10.13), have installed Supplemental Update

Posted on Oct 5, 2017 9:04 PM

Reply

Answer 1

Best reply

Apple Iceman

Level 1

64 points

Oct 12, 2017 1:19 AM in response to Gofrian

Found the solution here : Re: "Ghost" Guest User Account

Reply

Answer 2

Oct 10, 2017 2:32 AM in response to Gofrian

Hello mate, I think I've got the same thing as you. This other 'Guest User' requires a password (which isn't blank) and the user picture on mine almost looks like a corrupted image? Is that the same thing you have?

Reply

Answer 3

to222

Level 1

4 points

Oct 28, 2017 3:36 AM in response to Gofrian

same problem here, even with guest account off

when I switch my login options to "name and password" it seems to revert back to the "list of users" option on every reboot with the guest login having the garbled background.

must be some sort of bug

Reply

Answer 4

John Galt

Level 10

141,652 points

Oct 6, 2017 6:34 AM in response to Gofrian

It’s not a bug. It’s not an attack. Guest User is a consequence of enabling Find My Mac.

Reply

Answer 5

Gofrian Author

Level 1

17 points

Oct 7, 2017 2:33 AM in response to John Galt

I tried disabling Find My Mac on iCloud Preferences, I shut down then turn on my Mac again. But it still doesn't affect this problem. This Strange Guest User still appears on my Login screen.

Reply