Fix lost Accounts panel in System Preferences

Mar 03, '03 09:11:00AM

Contributed by: sundown

When upgrading Mac OS X, sometimes the "Accounts" panel doesn't appear in the System Preferences app for administrator accounts. To fix, log in as root (or any other administrator account which works properly) and then open System Preferences -> Accounts.

Disable administrator status for the account in question. Quit System Preferences. Restart System Preferences and enable administration privileges for the account in question. Logout and login as the account in question, and it should have the Accounts panel again.

[robg adds: I've never seen this glitch, but if you have, perhaps this will save some troubleshooting time...]

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