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Change accounts,
by mrmacfixit 
- 8/4/10 4:54 AM
In Reply to: New admin account or change by paulwatson
by going to System Preferences, Accounts and clicking on the + sign, on the left. You may have to authenticate to unlock the Accounts.
Once the account is created, make sure that it is an Admin account and that you give it a password.
Log off and log onto the new account.
Go back to System Preferences/Accounts and now you can delete your old account.
Really, the best way to move a machine from one person to another and not have to worry about your personal stuff, is to use the Restore disks that came with the computer.
Erase and Install and on completion, shut down the Mac before it gets into the New User mode.
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I second that
by Jimmy Greystone - 8/4/10 5:40 AM
In Reply to: Change accounts, by mrmacfixit
I second that, and it's my SOP at work, where I fix systems for a national retail chain.
A system comes in, and I make sure to zero out the drive, then reinstall the OS. Once the OS install process is done, I reboot to eject the install disc, then shut the system off. That way, it's more or less exactly as if it just came from the factory. One of the first things that happens is the new owner will be asked to create a user account.
And the zeroing out of the drive ensures that anyone who isn't a professional data recovery agent, will have great difficulty accessing any personal data that may have been on the drive.
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