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10.7.2 Guest Account
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Can't think of exactly what it is called w/o being in front of my Mac, but the option to hide it is under the Users section in System Preferences.
Are you talking about the guest account on the log in screen? If so, the person I replied to wasn't.I made mine hidden and it's still there
To get rid of the guest login, it seems you have to turn off 'Find My Mac' in the iCloud preferences.
Here is how to hide Guest Account when Login
System Preferences->Security&Privacy ->General->Check "Disable restarting to Safari when screen is locked", then next time you login, the guest account disappears. This won't disable "Find My Mac" feature.
Don't ask me why, I saw this fix from a Chinese mac forum.
System Preferences->Security&Privacy ->General->Check "Disable restarting to Safari when screen is locked", then next time you login, the guest account disappears. This won't disable "Find My Mac" feature.
Don't ask me why, I saw this fix from a Chinese mac forum.
I disabled "Find My Mac." The Guest account is still there, though. Then I wanted to try your solution, but I can't find the appropriate checkbox.
IMHO it is a trap for thieves. They turn your Mac on, go to the guest account, which is one that only allows Safari access (the Guest Account under Users being disabled) start using WiFi and *tada* the Mac appears in Find My Mac!
That said, it's stupid, and having to use the Security and Privacy preferences instead of the expected Users & Groups preferences will cause confusion for thousands, perhaps millions, of users. I filed a complaint when I first saw this and everyone who is confused by this should leave feedback at the usual location:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
That said, it's stupid, and having to use the Security and Privacy preferences instead of the expected Users & Groups preferences will cause confusion for thousands, perhaps millions, of users. I filed a complaint when I first saw this and everyone who is confused by this should leave feedback at the usual location:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
Ok, when I turn off:
Disable restarting to Safari when screen is locked
The Guest account no longer shows on the boot screen.
Not surprisingly, Apple has no documentation on that setting.
I'm on 10.7.2, with Filevault enabled.
-Kevin
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Guess your explanation is the best:
http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/13/disable-guest-user-account-mac-os-x-10-7-2-login-screen/
-Kevin
Disable restarting to Safari when screen is locked
The Guest account no longer shows on the boot screen.
Not surprisingly, Apple has no documentation on that setting.
I'm on 10.7.2, with Filevault enabled.
-Kevin
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Guess your explanation is the best:
http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/13/disable-guest-user-account-mac-os-x-10-7-2-login-screen/
-Kevin
That explanation is doubly lame. If someone recovers a lost Mac, they aren't going to be using it and once thieves know about Find My Mac they will just boot to the recovery partition and install a fresh copy of Lion.
I think you may be giving some thieves too much credit!
Afterall....maybe they'll bite and use the Guest account to get online to post their Craiglist ad trying to sell the computer!
-Kevin