User level: Level 1 (4 points)Found “other user” in my control panel when I have no other user on my system. When clicking on it it reveals that in privacy settings system admin is screen recording.
I have no granted no processed permission to audio or screen record in the privacy and security settings
and terminal “who”
and “last” reveal nothing amiss
any help would be hot.
Posted on Oct 5, 2026 8:44 AM
User level: Level 9 (72,871 points)Oct 5, 2026 9:39 AM in response to Usopp_Rock
In what 'control panel' are you seeing this entry, and do you mean you are seeing System Admin in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Screen & System Audio Recording?
Is your Mac managed by an enterprise (e.g., it was provided to you by work or school)?
It would help to post screenshots of what you are seeing.
Take a screenshot on Mac - Apple Support
Note that many aspects of screen 'casting' trigger the Privacy setting. Most of them will show the specific app, for example on my personal Mac:
More info from Apple: Control access to screen and system audio recording on Mac - Apple Support
If you using a docking station with it's own drivers, an external monitor adapter (e.g., DisplayLink), or virtual desktop software, the OS handles rendering by "capturing" the display frame buffer. To the operating system’s privacy engine, this looks exactly like a system-level screen recording and may trigger the warning/setting that you are seeing.
User level: Level 10 (208,430 points)Oct 5, 2026 10:15 AM in response to Usopp_Rock
Usopp_Rock wrote:
Found “other user” in my control panel when I have no other user on my system. When clicking on it it reveals that in privacy settings system admin is screen recording.
If you are in doubt, there is a light weight utility for identifying/blocking webcam/microphone usage
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256370845