| | Disabling The Guest Account in Mac OS X
By JPT
06-27-2006
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Something that has always bugged me about Mac OS X is that when you connect to a remote computer you have the option of being a registered user or a guest. Anyone that is on your network can connect to your computer via the guest feature. Saying that I know them? only gives the user access to one folder, the drop box. That being said, the idea of someone able to store files I don't know about on my folder does not sound very cool to me. Lucky for us, there is a way to disable the guest account. Instead of clicking a box in system preferences, you don't even have to get down and dirty, cause unlike other versions of this tip you are not using the terminal.
Step 1
First find com.apple.AppleFileServer.plist under /Library/Prefrences Hold down option and drag the file to your desktop. Then hold down option and dag the file to any folder of your choosing, this will be your backup so don't forget. The Documents folder would make a fine place.
Step 2
You will need to then download Property List Editor once you have installed it double click on com.apple.AppleFileServer.plist. The Property List Editor will open the file.
Step 3
Now turn down the arrow Root in the Property List column.
When you findguestAccess change the value from yes to no Step 4
Save (cmd-S) your work on the file and Quit (cmd-Q)
Step 5
Hold down Option and drag com.apple.AppleFileServer.plist from the Desktop back into /Library/Preferences.
Once you have replaced the file you can trash the copies of com.apple.AppleFileServer.plist that are on your desktop and in your documents folder. Now just restart you computer and your done!
| Hope this helps everyone who doesn't like the guest account 
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