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How can I retrieve my Administrator name.

I can't remember exactly how I put in my Administrator name when I activated my computer. How do I retrieve it?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), new problem

Posted on Mar 21, 2018 9:46 AM

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Posted on Mar 21, 2018 12:14 PM

See these articles OS X El Capitan: If you can’t remember your user name

macOS Sierra: If you’re asked for an administrator name and password

A very easy method is open terminal application through spotlight and execute a command whoami

The word is single and no space between alphabets , it will immediately show the admin name .

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Mar 21, 2018 12:14 PM in response to too busy

See these articles OS X El Capitan: If you can’t remember your user name

macOS Sierra: If you’re asked for an administrator name and password

A very easy method is open terminal application through spotlight and execute a command whoami

The word is single and no space between alphabets , it will immediately show the admin name .

How can I retrieve my Administrator name.

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