Mac OS – Check if user can administer their Mac
Problem
A Mac OS user encounters a problem where they are unable to install or modify settings in Mac
OS and needs to check if they have the correct permission.
Applies to
- Mac OS
Resolution
In general if you are the sole user of a personal computer purchased from Sight and Sound that is not managed by an organisation on your behalf should allow any action because yoru account has administrator level priviledges. Please use the steps below to verify if that is the case.
- Click Apple symbol then choose System Settings.
- Click Users & Groups, then click the information
symbol to the right of the account name you are logged in under.
- In the new dialogue look for the setting Allow this user
to administer this computer, the toggle switch to the write should be set to on.
- If the toggle switch is greyed out this signifies that the user account you are logged in under is a limited user account. Someone else who can log into the computer has an administration priviledges.
Note
When the administer toggle shows greyed this indicates the currently logged in account has administration rights and this cannot be disabled from within the same account.