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Creating 'secret' user accounts in 10.2
Authored by: leenoble_uk on Nov 05, '03 06:18:43AM

After installing Panther I was unable to access the Accounts preference pane. I tried multiple fixes found on the Apple discussions forum but none of them worked. It was only after restoring my realname properties for ALL USER ACCOUNTS that I could get the pane to load. I don't think the invisible home directory part does any harm but I currently have that disabled too.
Personally I thought having an invisible account or two was helpful to my security should the laptop end up in the wrong hands but this seems to be impossible now. I had an IP notifier running on a hidden admin account so I could potentially trace its location. I also made it easy for the thief to get into the dummy account (the only one displayed on the login screen) and connect to the internet.
I haven't tried knocking my UIDs below 500 though.

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