how do i remove the "other..." account at login

[noremacyug]

i have the osx server software running on my mini. i use the osx server software as a client on my MBA to manage the mini. after the software said there was an update, i had a brainfart and ended up installing the full software suite on my MBA, which i of coarse didn't want. so, i then removed it using appcleaner. so, in that respect, all is well. however, i now have an extra account on my login screen that wasn't there. it's labeled as "other...". i've done some searching and people were referenced to the directory utility and told to click on "disable root user". i've tried this, but when i get there it only has the option to "enable root user". i went ahead and tried that and then immediately disabled it again. nothing has had any effect. how do i get rid of this added account and what is it for, why was it added?

thanks

 

[noremacyug]

i will now answer my own question since i just found a working solution from this page!!!

just incase the page ever become inaccessible, here's the pertinent info quoted. if a mod comes along, please go ahead and lock down this thread.

The “Other” account option at the mac login screen is enabled by default. Networked users can login via Active Directory (AD) or Open Directory by choosing this option. However, in some enterprise situations it’s safer to hide the “Other” option. For example, our Art Department’s file server uses AD to manage student access to its its network sharepoints. One day I noticed a student was logged into the server itself (it’s located in one of the labs and looks like any other computer…don’t ask). Not good. By hiding the “Other” option from the login screen I was able to prevent students from locally accessing the server.


STEPS:

1) Open Terminal.

2) Run:

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow SHOWOTHERUSERS_MANAGED -bool FALSE

3) Log out to check if you did it correctly

**If you want to bring back “Other”, replace FALSE with TRUE

**To hide a list of users, run:

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow HiddenUsersList -array-add user_1 user_2 user_3 user_4

**To show the hidden users again, run:

sudo defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow HiddenUsersList