Why does the "Setup User" show up during migration on my iMac?

Trying to use migration assistant to transfer data to a new iMac (under MacOS Ventura). When I click the "to another Mac" button, I get kicked out of my admin account, and see a "Setup User" account on the login screen. No idea what it's for or what its password might be (it's not the admin password).

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Posted on May 17, 2025 1:31 PM

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BDAqua

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May 17, 2025 7:23 PM in response to tcora

Might it be asking for which user account to transfer… it would seem so.

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