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Is my administrator name and password the same as my Apple ID and password?

are my administrator name and password the same as my Apple ID and password?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Feb 12, 2021 4:21 AM

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Posted on Feb 12, 2021 4:43 AM

It is your user account name as long as you set it to be able to administrate your Mac in Users & Groups System Prefs. The first user created should have that set.

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Is my administrator name and password the same as my Apple ID and password?

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