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Can’t change Admin to Standard

I want to change a second Admin user in my Mac to standard.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jun 23, 2021 9:42 PM

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Posted on Jun 23, 2021 10:12 PM

Hi gisella273,


Welcome to Apple Support Communities.


Can you go to System Preferences > Users & Groups, select the user you want to change to standard, then uncheck "Allow user to administrator this computer"?


Resources:

Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac - Apple Support


-Jack

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Jun 23, 2021 10:43 PM in response to Jack-19

I already did that, but the other Admin appears in gray and it doesn't allow me to enter or uncheck anything. I also went through Login Options --> Join --> Open Directory Utility --> Directory Editor, but then it only gives me the option to delete the other Admin. I don't want to delete her (my daughter), I just want to change her from Admin to Standard.


Can’t change Admin to Standard

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