When you first install and boot your Mac into El Capitan, the operating system automatically configures a guest account. Guest: A guest does not need a login password and gains temporary access to limited items on the Mac.
Separate accounts can keep people out of your stuff, make troubleshooting easier, and (through the use of Parental Controls) help kids and novices navigate the computer. OS X lets you choose from a number of user account types. User accounts allow multiple people to have a custom experience on the same Mac-without altering each other’s settings or mixing up files. ① Use different types of user accounts to solve different problems. Today, this source of family strife could have been easily avoided. Without fail, he left behind a jumble of changed preferences, randomly installed apps, and disconnected cords that took hours to fix before my mom could use her computer again. One of my siblings (who will remain unnamed) used to come home every Christmas and “borrow” my mom’s computer.
