There may come a time when you need to set up a second user account on a Mac while attempting to resolve a user account issue.
As Setup Assistant assumes the account it is creating to be the first, it is always given administrator privileges. Setup Assistant is designed to run on the first boot of a fresh install of OS X, which is why you'll only see it when booting up a a brand-new Mac or one that has been erased and had OS X reinstalled.īesides options for keyboard layout, time zone and asking if you'd like to register, Setup Assistant also lets you create a new user account. Using some command-line trickery, we can do just this without having to erase and reinstall OS X. Under certain circumstances, it can be advantageous to re-run the Setup Assistant. When you first start using a brand-new Mac or performed a clean install of OS X, you are presented with Setup Assistant, allowing you to create the first user account and specify some initial information, such as keyboard layout and locale.
