Change Users & Groups User preferences on Mac

Use the User pane of Users & Groups System Preferences to change settings for your account on this Mac. If you’re an administrator of your Mac, you can also change settings for others who use your Mac.

To change these preferences, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Users & Groups. Select a user on the left, then, if you selected yourself, click Password at the top of the window. 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

Option				Description
User picture				Click the picture to edit it, then select a new picture. Use a picture included with macOS: Click Defaults, then select a picture. Take your picture using your Mac: Click Camera; when you’re ready, click Take Photo. Use a picture from the Photos app: Click Photos. To see specific photos from a time, place or album, click a disclosure triangle below photos, then select a group of photos. Select a picture, then click Next. Instead of clicking the picture, you can drag an image file from the Finder onto the picture.
Change Password Reset Password				Click the button to change the login password and password hint. To use the Password Assistant, click the key next to the Password field. See Tips for creating secure passwords.
Contacts Card				Click Open to view and edit your Contacts card. Only available for the user who is currently logged in.
Allow user to reset password using Apple ID				Lets the user 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				Makes the user an administrator for this Mac.
Add and Remove				To add a new user or group, click the Add button , then enter the information for the new user or group. To delete a user or group, select it in the list, then click the Remove button . See Delete a user or group.
Lock				Locks or unlocks Users & Groups preferences. Click the lock icon to unlock it, then enter an administrator name and password.

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.

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Change Users & Groups User preferences on Mac