ghost user

[stoneage]

I installed Tiger and noticed that I have an extra account now. Besides my admin account I have one called clamav that has a generic account icon. It doesn't show up when I open Pref Panes/Accounts, but it does when I enable Fast User Switching, and of course I can't open the account because I don't know the password. Can I delete this account somehow or is there a reason it is there?

 

[grapes911]

Use your install disk to reset the password (if you can get the account to show during password recovery) and then see what's in there.

 

[stoneage]

I would have no idea how to do that. Is there a tutorial somewhere?

 

[grapes911]

I would have no idea how to do that. Is there a tutorial somewhere?

I'm sorry. The more I think about it, I think you can only use the install disk to reset the Admin password. Other accounts may not be available from there.

But if you want to try anyway:
1. boot to the install disk (hold c during boot)
2. go the a navigation bar and look for something call reset password.
Its pretty easy to go from there.

 

[MoparShaha]

Go to /Applications/Utilities/Netinfo Manager. Click on the lock in the lower left corner and authenticate. In the middle column under the "/", click on "Users". You'll see a list of all the users on the machine appear in the right column. Select "clamav" and click the red delete icon in the toolbar.

Now, having said that, I don't know if this is going to screw up your system. Good luck.

 

[eva01]

Its on my system as well just not there in the fast user switching

apparently its home is

/var/virusmails

and if you go to groups it's real name is "SPAM Assassin Group 1"

 

[Flying Llama]

Or you could setup a master password (System Preferences/Security) and reset the clamav user's password (type an incorrect password 3 times, then you will get the chance to reset his password, being able to choose a new one, using the master password.)