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 to the primary user in macOS, follow these steps: 1. **Create the administrative account.** Go to **System Preferences** > **Users & Groups** and click the **+** button. Enter the necessary information and select **Administrator** as the account type. 2. **Enable root account.** In **Terminal**, type the following command:

sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -create /Users/root
sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -create /Users/root UserShell /usr/bin/bash
sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -create /Users/root RealName "Root User"
sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -create /Users/root UniqueID 501
sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -create /Users/root PrimaryGroupID 80
sudo /usr/bin/dscl . -create /Users/root NFSHomeDirectory /var/root
sudo /usr/sbin/pw usermod root -p "*"

3. **Hide the root account.** Open **TextEdit** and paste the following:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>path</key>
    <string>/Users</string>
    <key>isHidden</key>
    <true/>
</dict>
</plist>

4. **Save the file as "hide-admin.plist" on the Desktop.** 5. **Open Terminal** and type the following command:

sudo defaults import /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist hide-admin.plist

6. **Restart your Mac.** After restarting, the administrative account will be hidden from the primary user.

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: False

Substring Evaluation

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

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 to the primary user on macOS, follow these steps: 1. Open the **Directory Utility** application, located in `/Applications/Utilities`. 2. Select the **Local Accounts** tab. 3. In the list of accounts, select the administrative account you want to hide. 4. Click the **Edit** button in the toolbar. 5. In the **User Settings** section, uncheck the **Show user in login window** option. 6. Click the **OK** button to save your changes. The administrative account will now be hidden from the login window. However, it can still be accessed by entering the username and password manually. To further secure the administrative account, you can also disable remote login and set a strong password.

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: False

Substring Evaluation

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

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

**Using the Directory Utility** 1. Open Directory Utility (in Applications > Utilities). 2. Click the "Edit" button in the toolbar. 3. Select the directory domain in the left pane (usually "Local") and click the lock icon to unlock it. 4. Click on the "Users" tab in the main pane. 5. Select the administrative account you want to hide. 6. Uncheck the "Allow user to log in to this computer with Fast User Switching" box. 7. Click the "Save" button. **Using the Command Line (Terminal)** 1. Open Terminal (in Applications > Utilities). 2. Type the following command:

sudo dscl . create /Users/HiddenAdmin UniqueID 799999

3. Replace "HiddenAdmin" with the name of the administrative account you want to hide. 4. Press Enter and enter your administrator password when prompted. 5. Type the following command:

sudo dscl . create /Users/HiddenAdmin IsHidden 1

6. Press Enter. **Note:** * The hidden account will not appear in the login window or in the System Preferences > Users & Groups panel. * To access the hidden account, you will need to log out and log back in using the hidden account name and password. * To unhide the account later, run the following commands in Terminal:

sudo dscl . delete /Users/HiddenAdmin UniqueID
sudo dscl . delete /Users/HiddenAdmin IsHidden

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

1. Open the **System Preferences** and go to **Users & Groups**. 2. Click on the **+** button to create a new user. 3. Enter the user's **name** and **password**. 4. Select the **Account Type** as **Administrator**. 5. Uncheck the box for **Allow user to administer this computer**. 6. Click on the **Create User** button. The new user will now be created as an administrator, but will not be listed in the **Users & Groups** preference pane. To access the hidden administrator account, you will need to use the **sudo** command in Terminal.

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: False

Substring Evaluation

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

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

1. Open the **System Preferences** application on the macOS system. 2. Click on **Users & Groups**. 3. Select the **Login Options** tab. 4. Under the **User Accounts** section, click on the **Enable user switching** button if it is not already enabled. 5. In the **Users & Groups** dialog box, select the checkbox next to **Show fast user switching menu as**. 6. Choose **Name and picture** from the drop-down menu. Now, only accounts with a picture will be visible in the fast user switching menu. 7. Click on the **Apply** button to save the changes. Once you have completed these steps, the admin accounts will only appear in the fast user switching menu if they have a picture associated with them.

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: False

Substring Evaluation

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