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1. #LION RECOVERY DISK ASSISTANT 1.0 INSTALL#
2. #LION RECOVERY DISK ASSISTANT 1.0 PRO#
3. #LION RECOVERY DISK ASSISTANT 1.0 PASSWORD#

Sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/ SHOWOTHERUSERS_MANAGED -bool FALSEīe sure to change YOUR_NEW_USER_NAME and YOUR_USER_PASSWORD with the username and password you want to use. Sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/ HiddenUsersList -array YOUR_NEW_USER_NAME Sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/ Hide500Users -bool TRUE append /Groups/admin GroupMembership YOUR_NEW_USER_NAME append /Groups/YOUR_NEW_USER_NAME GroupMembership 400 passwd /Users/YOUR_NEW_USER_NAME YOUR_USER_PASSWORD create /Users/YOUR_NEW_USER_NAME UserShell /bin/bash create /Users/YOUR_NEW_USER_NAME UniqueID 400 create /Users/YOUR_NEW_USER_NAME PrimaryGroupID 400 create /Groups/YOUR_NEW_USER_NAME PrimaryGroupID 400

You will need to open up the Terminal application for this and then run the following commands. The next account you want to create is your hidden Administrator. You should now create a new user named "Apple" or whatever you want to be a Standard user, this will be the account that the computer will automatically log into. After that continue the installation as described.Īfter you have installed the trap OS, boot into that partition and login as the user that you created when you installed Lion. At the Welcome screen choose "Firmware Password Utility" from the "Utilities" menu and proceed as directed. Select the Lion USB stick and start the installation on the newly created partition.Īlso be sure to set your Open Firmware password when you are at the Lion installation screen. Once it is completed, shutdown the Mac, hold down the Option key and turn the system back on.

#LION RECOVERY DISK ASSISTANT 1.0 INSTALL#

Once that is installed it will require a 4GB USB stick to turn into a bootable install stick. Download the Lion Recovery Disk Assistant over at.

Next, you'll need to create a Lion USB recovery stick. Make sure to make the new one around 16GBs for now. From there you can resize the current partition. Just click the hard drive listed in the left side panel, and then select partition.

You can use this with the "Disk Utility" program in OSX. You want to first start by dividing your disk into 2 partitions. Be sure to remember whatever password you set, as the only way to remove or change it on newer systems is by taking it to an Apple store. Really any MacBook made during 2011 should also be this way but I can't find a source.

#LION RECOVERY DISK ASSISTANT 1.0 PRO#

Any Mac that is a MacBook Air (Late 2010), MacBook Pro (Early 2011), and iMac (Mid 2011) and up will be work. This will work on all Intel Macs but works best with the newer models that don't allow you to reset the Open Firmware password by changing the amount of ram in the system or with a bootup disk, without knowing the original firmware. This post is going to walk you though setting up your own Mac laptop similar to mine. I have it setup like this so that I have a better chance of recovering it from theft. If Safari is launched, it will also connect to Facebook, gMail, Yahoo, and Twitter to entice the user to log into these services. It also has the Administrator account hidden and limits what the Standard account can do. My Macbook Air has 2 partitions, one that is my normal everyday partition that is encrypted with FileVault2, and a 2nd partition that has Prey installed and ready to set my Mac as stolen as soon as it is connected to the Internet.