Get rid of user on login screen?

[lieb39]

Hello everyone,

Just wondering if it's possible to get rid of a user on the login screen? I have a 'remote' account for other people to access my dropbox, but I never use it to login. Can I remove this user?

Cheers,

lieb39

 

[EricNau]

Are you talking about removing an account on OS X? If that is the case, you'd go to System Preferences > Accounts > and then click the account you want to remove, and hit the "-" button.

 

[lieb39]

Whoops, I didn't make that clear. I meant I want to hide the user. I still need the user for remote reasons, just want to hide the user from the login screen.

Thanks,

lieb39

 

[EricNau]

I can't find a way, Sorry.

 

[Superdrive]

An option you could use inside the Accounts of System Prefs, is: Display login window as a Name and Password field. Then both accounts are hidden. Or since you are the only user, just turn the login window off from the same panel.

 

[praxosophos]

Use sudo

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow HiddenUsersList -array-add user

 

[rockstarjoe]

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow HiddenUsersList -array-add user

do you put the username where you wrote 'user' ? Thanks, good to know.