Initial Query

i'm creating lots of accounts for our macOS systems, and i want to hide the administrative accounts from being listed to the primary user. how do i do that?

LLM Generation

Query

i'm creating lots of accounts for our macOS systems, and i want to hide the administrative accounts from being listed to the primary user. how do i do that?

Output

To hide administrative accounts from being displayed on the macOS login screen and System Preferences, you can use one of these methods: 1. Using Terminal command:

sudo dscl . create /Users/adminusername IsHidden 1

Replace "adminusername" with the actual username you want to hide. 2. If you want to hide multiple accounts, you can create a list in /private/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users/.hidden:

sudo echo "adminusername" >> /private/var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users/.hidden

To also hide the home directory of the hidden user:

sudo chflags hidden /Users/adminusername

Note: These hidden accounts will still be accessible by typing their username at the login screen, but they won't be visible in the user list. The accounts remain fully functional; they're just not displayed. To reverse this:

sudo dscl . delete /Users/adminusername IsHidden

Remember to replace "adminusername" with the actual username in all commands.

Check if all of the following conditions are true:

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow: False

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string Hide500Users: False

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string IsHidden: True

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string sudo dscl . create: True

Final Answer: False

Initial Query

i'm creating lots of accounts for our macOS systems, and i want to hide the administrative accounts from being listed to the primary user. how do i do that?

LLM Generation

Query

i'm creating lots of accounts for our macOS systems, and i want to hide the administrative accounts from being listed to the primary user. how do i do that?

Output

To hide administrative accounts from being displayed on the macOS login screen, you can use one of these methods: 1. Using Terminal command:

sudo dscl . create /Users/adminusername IsHidden 1

Replace "adminusername" with the actual username you want to hide. 2. To also hide the home directory of the hidden account:

sudo chflags hidden /Users/adminusername

3. If you want to hide multiple accounts, you can repeat these commands for each account. Note: Hidden accounts can still be accessed by: - Typing the username and password directly at the login screen - Using Fast User Switching from the menu bar - Using Terminal commands To reverse this:

sudo dscl . delete /Users/adminusername IsHidden
sudo chflags nohidden /Users/adminusername

Remember that hiding administrative accounts is just an interface preference and doesn't add any security - it just reduces visual clutter for regular users.

Check if all of the following conditions are true:

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow: False

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string Hide500Users: False

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string IsHidden: True

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string sudo dscl . create: True

Final Answer: False

Initial Query

i'm creating lots of accounts for our macOS systems, and i want to hide the administrative accounts from being listed to the primary user. how do i do that?

LLM Generation

Query

i'm creating lots of accounts for our macOS systems, and i want to hide the administrative accounts from being listed to the primary user. how do i do that?

Output

To hide administrative accounts from being listed on the macOS login screen, you can use one of these methods: 1. Using Terminal command:

sudo dscl . create /Users/adminusername IsHidden 1

Replace "adminusername" with the actual username you want to hide. 2. To hide the account AND its home directory:

sudo chflags hidden /Users/adminusername

3. For multiple accounts, you can create a list of hidden users by editing /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist:

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow HiddenUsersList -array-add adminusername1 adminusername2

Note: - The account will still be accessible through fast user switching or by typing the username manually at login - The account needs to have a UID greater than 500 - You may need to restart the system for changes to take effect To reverse these changes:

sudo dscl . delete /Users/adminusername IsHidden

sudo chflags nohidden /Users/adminusername

Check if all of the following conditions are true:

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow: True

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string Hide500Users: False

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string IsHidden: True

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string sudo dscl . create: True

Final Answer: False

Initial Query

i'm creating lots of accounts for our macOS systems, and i want to hide the administrative accounts from being listed to the primary user. how do i do that?

LLM Generation

Query

i'm creating lots of accounts for our macOS systems, and i want to hide the administrative accounts from being listed to the primary user. how do i do that?

Output

To hide administrative accounts from being listed on the macOS login screen, you can use one of these methods: 1. Using Terminal command:

sudo dscl . create /Users/adminusername IsHidden 1

Replace "adminusername" with the actual username you want to hide. 2. To also hide the home directory:

sudo chflags hidden /Users/adminusername

3. If you want to hide multiple accounts, you can create or edit the `/Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist` file:

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow HiddenUsersList -array-add adminusername1 adminusername2

Note: - Hidden accounts can still be accessed by typing the username and password directly at the login screen - These changes will take effect after a restart - Make sure you remember the usernames and passwords of hidden accounts - It's recommended to keep at least one visible admin account for emergency purposes To reverse these changes:

sudo dscl . delete /Users/adminusername IsHidden

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

Check if all of the following conditions are true:

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow: True

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string Hide500Users: False

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string IsHidden: True

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string sudo dscl . create: True

Final Answer: False

Initial Query

i'm creating lots of accounts for our macOS systems, and i want to hide the administrative accounts from being listed to the primary user. how do i do that?

LLM Generation

Query

i'm creating lots of accounts for our macOS systems, and i want to hide the administrative accounts from being listed to the primary user. how do i do that?

Output

To hide administrative accounts from being listed on the macOS login screen, you can use one of these methods: 1. Using Terminal:

sudo dscl . create /Users/adminusername IsHidden 1

Replace "adminusername" with the actual username you want to hide. 2. To hide the account AND its home directory:

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow HiddenUsersList -array-add adminusername

3. To reverse this (make the account visible again):

sudo dscl . delete /Users/adminusername IsHidden

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

Note: These hidden accounts will still be accessible through fast user switching or the Terminal, but won't appear in the login window or System Preferences user list. Remember to restart your Mac after making these changes for them to take effect.

Check if all of the following conditions are true:

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow: True

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string Hide500Users: False

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string IsHidden: True

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string sudo dscl . create: True