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Step 1
Open the System Preferences. You can find it under the Apple menu in the top left corner of your screen.
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Step 2
Go to "Accounts" at the bottom of the system preferences page under "System". This page is where you can add, delete and manage options for all of the users on the computer. If you aren't logged in as the Mac OS Tiger administrator for this computer, access to this page might be restricted.
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Step 3
Add a user account. Press the "+" button to add an additional user to your computer. You'll have to set the name and password for this user.
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Step 4
Move to the "picture" tab at the top of the window to set a picture for the new user account. You can navigate through different folders to find a picture you like or you can use one of the default photos. Click the "edit" button to change your picture.
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Step 5
Go to the "Security" tab to set administrator access for this user. Be careful about giving administrator access to each user as accidental changes to the system can have a large impact on how your computer runs. You might only need one administrator account.
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Step 6
Switch to the "Limitations" tab and pick what this user will have access to. You can give the user no limits to files, specific limits or very limited access.
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Step 7
Go under the "Some limits" tab. Here you can specify which applications, utilities and system files the user has access to. For example, if your setting up an account for a young child, you may want to block access to Internet browsers and only allow children's games and applications.
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Step 8
Click on "Logon options" under the list of users. This page lets you set how the logon page is displayed when you first start up the computer. You can require that each user types the account name and password or you can have the option to choose from the list of accounts and simply provide the logon password.
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Step 9
Close system preferences when you're finished and all changes will be automatically saved. Try logging in as the new account you just created.
