Root user won't go away

  1. anonymous

    Every time I switch user, the root user reappears in the menu list. Isn't it supposed to stay hidden?

    One other question: is there any way to switch users without requiring a password?

    Thanks.

  2. Greg Hurrell

    Quote: Every time I switch user, the root user reappears in the menu list. Isn't it supposed to stay hidden? 

    
                
    
                  The preference whether to display the root user is set
                  per-user. So it is perfectly possible for you to have the root
                  user hidden in one account, and when you switch to another
                  account, the display of the root user be enabled.
                
    
                
    
                  By default the root user is not shown so in order to see it
                  you'd have to manually switch it on. Quote: One other
                  question: is there any way to switch users without requiring a
                  password?
                
    
                
    
                  You'd have to ask Apple for that one. WinSwitch only tells the
                  system to switch users, and the system then throws up the
                  password dialog. As a result, WinSwitch has no control over
                  what appears in the dialog, and whether it asks for a
                  password.
                
    
              
    
            
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                anonymous
                
              
              
    
                
    
                  I hate to see the root user when he's logged in. At first I
                  was suprised of seeing the root user logged in, but the
                  activity monitor tells me he's doing cron jobs. Nomatter if I
                  have the root user on view or not on view, when he's logged in
                  he's visible! If you have some time and you find this comment
                  usefull, I would like to see this gone.
                
    
                
    
                  and if the user has no password, then you don't need to type a
                  password, right? I have an account for "generic
                  people" and the computer startsup with this account and
                  it doesn't require a password, so everyone can use it. Even
                  out of the FUS you can just select the user and no pasword
                  window shows... (maybe it matters that it's a managed user but
                  with almost all permisions)
                
    
              
    
            
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                Greg Hurrell
                
              
              
    
                
    
                  Quote: I hate to see the root user when he's logged in. At
                  first I was suprised of seeing the root user logged in, but
                  the activity monitor tells me he's doing cron jobs. Nomatter
                  if I have the root user on view or not on view, when he's
                  logged in he's visible! If you have some time and you find
                  this comment usefull, I would like to see this gone.
                
    
                
    
                  Someone else already reported this, and I've fixed it. You'll
                  see it in the next release.
                
    
                
    
                  The bug only appears under specific circumstances. For
                  example, you can trigger it by having the root account logged
                  in, then switching to another user. Even if the other user
                  doesn't want to see the root user, it will appear in the menu
                  after doing a switching operation.
                
    
                
    In any case, like I said, I believe I've fixed it now...
    
              
    
            
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