A user account varies depending on what the user is storing in their account. A little used account can be 50KB while an account with a lot of music or videos could be 200GB or more.
Depending on how you mean it, it's either some one who "uses" a Mac or a Mac that has a "User" account. When you first log into a Mac you make a "User" account so it can be separated from other people that use it, keeps them from accessing your stuff. Jane and Bob both use one Mac so Jane and Bob have there own accounts, Jane has a separate user account so Bob can't mess with Janes settings or access her other stuff.
The "Guest" account, when created by an administrator, does not have a password. If the administrator created a "User Account" called 'Guest' then the administrator may have given it a password. If you are an administrator of the Mac and you are having trouble with the guest account, delete it and restart. Then create a new 'Guest' account by selecting "Guest" in the control panel. The Guest account creates a temporary work area for a guest on the Mac, and deletes all the files created by the user when the Mac is shut down, or the user logs off.
User accounts can be set up in the Accounts section of System preferences.
The Registered User is the account (name/password) you use on the PC. Connecting as a Guest will not require the name/password but may limit what you can access on the PC from the Mac.
Mac OS X stores a user's System Preferences settings in the Preferences folder within the Library folder in the user's account.
iChat uses the AIM network so a Windows user with an AIM account (See links below) will be able to contact a Mac user with iChat.
A Local user account is a user account that is part of the domain or work group.
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If it only logs into one account when it restarts then have them log out and not restart and then you should have a list of other user accounts.You can set it up to list the user accounts when you restart or turn it on or off to solve that problem.
Mac GUI
Mac OS X stores fonts in both the Font folder in the Library folder at the top hard disc level and also in a individual user's account Library Font folder.
You will need to follow the following three stage process. Stage 1) Boot into Single User Mode and remove a setup file Restart the Mac holding down the Command+S keys, this will take you into Single User Mode and it’s Terminal interface You’ll need to check the filesystem first: fsck -fy Next, you must mount the root drive as writeable so that changes will save: mount -uw / Now, type the following command exactly, followed by the enter key: rm /var/db/.applesetupdone After removing the applesetupdone file, you need to reboot, type ‘reboot’ and hit enter Stage 2) Create a New User Account upon System Boot In this step we just create a new user account as if you just got a new Mac: Upon reboot, you will be presented with the traditional “Welcome Wizard” startup screen just like when you first get a Mac Follow the welcome wizard and create a new user account – making the account name different from the account whose password you want to recover Continue on and boot into Mac OS X with this newly created user account, this new user account is an Administrator and has administrative access Stage 3) Reset the Forgot Password via System Preferences You are almost done, now you just need to reset the forgotten user account password using the Accounts control panel: Once you are booted into Mac OS X, click on the Apple logo and then navigate down to “System Preferences” Click on the “Accounts” icon in System Preferences Click on the Lock icon in the lower left corner of the “Accounts” preference window and enter the newly created user credentials, this enables you to change other user accounts and reset other users passwords On the left side user panel, select the user account containing the forgotten password With the user of the forgotten password account selected, click on the “Reset Password” button Enter a new password for that user, be sure to include a meaningful hint so you don’t forget it again! Close System Preferences and reboot the Mac You can now login to the previously inaccessible user account using the newly reset password! All user files and settings are maintained as before the password was forgotten Optional: If you’d like, you can delete the temporary account you created to reset the users password. This is wise for security purposes. Here’s how this works: by deleting the .applesetupdone file, you are telling Mac OS X to re-run the setup wizard, which by default creates a new user account with Administrative abilities, which can then reset the forgotten password of any other user on the Mac. This is a great trick and excellent troubleshooting technique if you don’t have a Mac OS X installer CD/DVD laying around, which is pretty much the norm as many people tend to lose or misplace the installer disks that come with their computers. I have used this exact method multiple times to restore various Macs with forgotten/lost passwords.