Change Users & Groups User preferences on Mac
Use the User preferences of Users & Groups System Preferences to change settings for your account on this Mac. If you’re an administrator, you can also change settings for others who use your Mac. Learn how to set up a new user.
To change these preferences, choose Apple menu 
. Select a user in the list on the left, then, if you selected yourself, click Password on the right. If other users are logged in to this Mac now, you can’t select them.
Important: If you’ve forgotten or need assistance with a login password, the following topics may help:
Open Users & Groups preferences for me
Note: If the lock at the bottom left of the pane is locked 
, click it to unlock the preference pane.
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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User picture | Choose a user picture that represents the user. You can change the picture that appears next to your username or another username in the login window on your Mac. You can choose a photo from your photo library, take a new photo using the camera on your Mac, choose a Memoji or emoji, use initials in a monogram and more. When you choose a picture or other image for your user login picture, the selected image is also displayed for your Apple ID picture and for your My Card in Contacts. See Change a user’s login picture. | ||||||||||
Change Password Reset Password | Change a user’s login password and password hint. While changing the password, you can use the Password Assistant to help you select a secure password. Click the key | ||||||||||
Contacts Card | View and edit a user’s Contacts information. This is only available for the user who is currently logged in. | ||||||||||
Allow user to reset password using Apple ID | Allow a user to change their password for this Mac at login by entering their Apple ID and password. To use this option, the user must have set up iCloud on this Mac. However, this option isn’t available if FileVault is turned on and set to allow the user to reset their password at startup using their Apple ID. | ||||||||||
Allow user to administer this computer | Allow the user to be an administrator for this Mac. | ||||||||||
Login Items | View items that open automatically when you log in. After you’re logged in, you can add, remove and hide login items. See Change Users & Groups Login Items preferences. | ||||||||||
Add | Add and remove users and groups.
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next to the New Password field. See 
and Remove 
For information about Apple’s privacy policy, see the Apple Privacy Policy website.
To change or update a user account name, see the Apple Support article Change the name of your macOS user account and home folder.
To give a user permission to access your shared files or screen, you may need to change settings in the File Sharing, Screen Sharing or Remote Management pane of Sharing preferences. See Set up file sharing and Share the screen of another Mac.