Hi, Yes. This is very easy to do. Go into your system preferences Users and Groups preference pane. You will have to unlock the pane to make changes.
If you already have accounts sett up, simply checking or unchecking the Allow this user to administer the computer” checkbox will enable or disable admin rights. If you are creating a new user, just pick Admin or standard from the pop up user type option box. You will always have to have at least one user who has admin rights, so you must create a new admin before removing rights from an existing one. Shameless plug, check out the iblindtech podcast on Mac security top ten that I did awhile back, you can listen and see a full transcript at: http://www.iblindtech.com/democast/mac-os-x-security-kayakers-top-ten-tips-ibt-65.html Best, —k Faith doesn’t give you the answers, it merely stops you from asking the questions. On Apr 15, 2016, at 5:26 PM, Tony <ts_...@verizon.net> wrote: > Hi, that's great advice. I myself am new to the mac and would like to know if > it's possible to make an exsisting account the admin account. I have two > accounts on my macbook pro, both require a password to log on. If yes, can > you tell me how to set that up? > Thanks much. > > Tony > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kayaker > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 10:09 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Restoring from a Time Machine backup. > > Hi, > > Sorry, but this is absolutely wrong. Do not boot into the recovery partition > on a new Mac. This is the method for recovering the same machine not > migrating to a new one. > > The first time you boot up your brand spanking new Mac, the instructions on > screen will walk you through the entire process. But basically, you will be > asked if you are moving from another Mac and will be prompted as to how you > want to move your data, one option will be from an external time machine > backup. Don’t worry, you can always do this later with the migration > assistant utility. > > If you don’t have a lot of apps and data to move, consider doing this > manually. A new Mac is a great opportunity to create a clean install without > migrating the legacy preferences from prior versions. > > Finally, this would be a good time to remind you of best practices. You > should always have two accounts on your Mac. One as your admin account and > the second as the one you use day to day. The day to day account should not > have admin rights on your Mac. This simple step is arguably the single most > important step you can take to ensure the security of your Mac. > > Best, > —k > Faith doesn’t give you the answers, it merely stops you from asking the > questions. > > > > On Apr 13, 2016, at 2:36 PM, Carter Temm <crtbrai...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> Assuming you have the backup already created, here is what you do. >> Plug the external drive in to your new macbook air. Now, press command >> - r and you should boot in to recovery mode. Turn on voiceover and you >> should see a few options. Interact with the table and select restore >> from timemachine backup. Assuming you have the disk plugged in, you >> should be guided through the restore. When I got my new hard drive, I >> used another tool called super-duper. With that, I could boot in to my >> old system and transfer anything to the new drive. Good luck! 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