How to Disable the Guest Account in Snow Leopard

When you upgrade your Mac computer to the Snow Leopard operating system, the guest account is automatically enabled. This means that individuals without accounts on your computer can log in as a guest and have restricted access to the system's applications. If you do not want guests to have this ability, you can disable the account through System Preferences.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Mac
• OS X 10.6 or later

1. Log on to your Mac computer with an administrator account.

2. Open the System Preferences application by clicking on the icon in the dock.

3. Click on the "Accounts" icon under the "System" heading.

4. Click on the lock symbol in the lower-left corner of the window to allow changes to be made. When you click on the lock, you will be prompted to enter your administrative username and password again.

5. Select the "Guest Account" option from the list of active accounts on the left side of the window.

6. Uncheck the box next to "Allow guests to log in to this computer."

7. Click the lock symbol again to save your new settings.

References

• Disabling the Guest Account