| After the installation completes, the computer will reboot and the Setup Assistant will run to perform basic setup of the computer. For the most part you can simply follow the prompts here, but there are a few security pitfalls that should be avoided: At the Do You Already Own a Mac? screen, you can opt to transfer information (documents, programs, user accounts, and system settings) from another volume or computer. This is a possible security risk, as you may not know exactly what is being transferred. As with performing an Archive and Install, it's possible to inherit a problem from the old configuration without realizing it.  At the Registration Information screen, you are asked to enter personal information for the computer's owner/user. This information will be submitted to Apple and possibly other companies.  If you don't want to give away unnecessary information about your users, press Command-Q and you will be given the option to skip the registration and marketing screens.  At the Create Your Account screen, you're asked to set up the initial local administrator account. Changing the account's short name later is not easy, so it's important to choose it right the first time. Since it is best to use a nonadministrator user account for day-to-day operation, this account should not be used as the primary user account on the computer, nor should it be named for the computer's primary user. Instead, create a separate (nonadministrator user) account for the primary user later.  When naming the initial account, avoid using a generic name like "admin" or "administrator," as these may conflict with other system or network names (such as the built-in "admin" group). If one particular administrator will use the account, combining the administrator's name with "admin" (for example, georgeadmin) is a good choice. If it will be a generic account, something like localadmin is okay. The initial account setup screen does not give you access to the Password Assistant to help you choose a strong password. If you want to use the Password Assistant, you can use the System Preferences Accounts pane (which does give access to the Password Assistant) to change the password later. Leave the Password Hint field blank. After the Setup Assistant finishes, it will place an alias to the Send Registration Assistant in the home folder of the initial administrator user account. If you don't want to submit registration information, simply delete this alias.
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