macbook pro only shows admin login
Hi techs,
Here at work I deployed a macbook about a week ago with a change to make the user's login appear and the administrator separate. Over the last two days suddenly the user's logon is missing and we cant get it to go back unless I logon as admin and log off again.
Anyone know how to get eu's login back?
Here at work I deployed a macbook about a week ago with a change to make the user's login appear and the administrator separate. Over the last two days suddenly the user's logon is missing and we cant get it to go back unless I logon as admin and log off again.
Anyone know how to get eu's login back?
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Did you enable Filevault? Maybe you need to add the user account to the list of allowed users to decrypt the disk. That's the only feature I know that would behave similarly to what you've described.
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But nothing more
Is the user account a domain account? If it is, then it's a mobile account and it will disappear if you're not on the network. You will need to enable Create mobile account at login in Directory Utility to fix that.
Command Space or go to spotlight and search for Directory Utility.
Click the padlock and unlock it with your admin password.
Select Active Directory and click on the Edit Icon just above the unlocked padlock.
Expand the dropdown by clicking on the triangle in the lower left.
In the User Experience section, the first checkbox is Create mobile account at login
This forces the account to be created locally. Joining Active Directory from a Mac just allows authentication, so group policy does not apply.
This command only creates one account.
/System/Library/CoreServic
Command Space or go to spotlight and search for Directory Utility.
Click the padlock and unlock it with your admin password.
Select Active Directory and click on the Edit Icon just above the unlocked padlock.
Expand the dropdown by clicking on the triangle in the lower left.
In the User Experience section, the first checkbox is Create mobile account at login
This forces the account to be created locally. Joining Active Directory from a Mac just allows authentication, so group policy does not apply.
This command only creates one account.
/System/Library/CoreServic
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We did this but it doent say to do what you say.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28311775/Mac-OSX-10-9-bound-to-AD-but-cannot-login-using-domain-credentials-for-the-first-time-using-wireless.html?anchor=view-all
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28311775/Mac-OSX-10-9-bound-to-AD-but-cannot-login-using-domain-credentials-for-the-first-time-using-wireless.html?anchor=view-all
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Is your step the "missing info"?
That was my response from a year ago back when it still worked well on Mavericks. I still use it, but I haven't checked lately. Apple does change their OS around a lot and mess things up. Mavericks messed up SMB. Yosemite is causing occasional graphics lockups on my laptop and Bluetooth/Wifi issues. So it's possible they've changed something to make the command not work exactly the same way.
When you log on as the admin and go to System Preferences --> Users & Groups, does the account show up as Managed, Mobile?
When you log on as the admin and go to System Preferences --> Users & Groups, does the account show up as Managed, Mobile?
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Ok. Anyone else out there know? I have got to be ready when the eu comes in tomorrow. Anyone else out there know what to do?
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"When you log on as the admin and go to System Preferences --> Users & Groups, does the account show up as Managed, Mobile"?
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I'll have to chk tomorrow when eu is here. She's working from home today.
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Yes, her acct is Managed, Mobile.
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I tried to check and uncheck "Allow user to administer" and I now cannot uncheck it.
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did a restart and now it's unchecked
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no matter what Ive tried, I cannot get her account to come up
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her login comes up randomly. now im logged in as her trying to do a restart and I get the error, "Must enter an Administrator's pwd" So I cant restart it under her acct.
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anybody out there today?
Sorry, different time zones, and work. Also, I seem to be the only one responding to you.
It seems possible that there may be some corruption in the profile. Log in as the Admin and start Disk Utility to run Repair Disk Permissions and Repair Disk (verify first to ungray it).
If that doesn't work, log in with a new domain account and do the same things to see if the permissions work. You can delete it later.
If the new account works, Login with the Admin account and move or rename the user's ~/Library folder and then have the user log in. If it works, then move back parts of the ~/Library folder and which settings may have messed it up.
It seems possible that there may be some corruption in the profile. Log in as the Admin and start Disk Utility to run Repair Disk Permissions and Repair Disk (verify first to ungray it).
If that doesn't work, log in with a new domain account and do the same things to see if the permissions work. You can delete it later.
If the new account works, Login with the Admin account and move or rename the user's ~/Library folder and then have the user log in. If it works, then move back parts of the ~/Library folder and which settings may have messed it up.
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anything to do w/filevault?
Have you enabled filevault?
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yes
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***Just want to say - these macs are not meant to be enterprise type machines. :( (in my unhumble opinion)
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Ok will chk it out.
***Apple is a toy, not a tool. If any company is considering getting them, plz understand that they're extremely overpriced, not intuitive, hard to use, and overall just not a good maching.
***Apple is a toy, not a tool. If any company is considering getting them, plz understand that they're extremely overpriced, not intuitive, hard to use, and overall just not a good maching.
I disagree with the toy sentiment. You're likely saying that because you're less familiar with it.
It really depends on what you're getting a Mac for. I'm familiar with a wide range of OSes, so I know the pros and cons in basic use cases. I treat OS X as a unix system with a pretty and useful GUI on top of it and I find it helpful in scripting for my linux/unix VMs. I like the much higher resolution Retina screen and lighter weight of the newer models. You're paying extra just for those features. There's plenty of built-in tools as well as free tools out there, just as with Windows.
It's also useful to give non-technical users a Mac. It's less troublesome long term and you don't waste as much time supporting them. The interface is just simpler than Windows for general users.
There are pros and cons to both platforms and it all depends on what work you're doing. I personally like having both around and use both heavily.
It really depends on what you're getting a Mac for. I'm familiar with a wide range of OSes, so I know the pros and cons in basic use cases. I treat OS X as a unix system with a pretty and useful GUI on top of it and I find it helpful in scripting for my linux/unix VMs. I like the much higher resolution Retina screen and lighter weight of the newer models. You're paying extra just for those features. There's plenty of built-in tools as well as free tools out there, just as with Windows.
It's also useful to give non-technical users a Mac. It's less troublesome long term and you don't waste as much time supporting them. The interface is just simpler than Windows for general users.
There are pros and cons to both platforms and it all depends on what work you're doing. I personally like having both around and use both heavily.
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Thank you for the help