OS X: Change sharing-only account to 'normal' account

Somehow, OS X changed my main user account to sharing-only. This means that all data in the user folder is still existent on the disk, I can't login to that user. Is there a way to revert a sharing-only user to a normal account.


Solution 1:

  • Open the Users panel in Preferences
  • Unlock the panel (if necessary)
  • Right-click on your changed account, select "Advanced Options..."
  • Reassign a login shell and a home directory to the user if necessary
  • Click on your changed account
  • Enable Administrator option
  • Wait for the user type changing to Admin in the user list
  • Disable Administrator option again