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1. #RESET ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD FOR MAC OS X HOW TO#
2. #RESET ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD FOR MAC OS X MAC OS X#
3. #RESET ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD FOR MAC OS X INSTALL#
4. #RESET ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD FOR MAC OS X SOFTWARE#

The Mac will boot into Single User Mode you will need to mount the volume you need to get into. If you don't have an installer CD, you can achieve the same end as the CD method by a bit of commend-line footwork.īoot up the computer, holding "Command" + "S" as you hear the startup chime. Trick OS X Into Running the First Boot to Reset New Password When you reboot the computer, you can use your new password to log into the computer. Enter a new password for that user and hit the save button. Instead, choose Terminal from the menu, type in "resetpassword", and press "Enter" to get to the password reset menu.

If you're using the Mountain Lion installer, you won't see this menu item. You'll get a window prompting you to select the drive on which OS X is installed so choose the drive you want to get into and select the user whose password you want from the drop-down menu. Once it does, head up to Utilities in the menu bar and choose "Password Reset". If the computer in question doesn't have a CD drive, you can either hold "Option" at boot and choose the "Recovery partition" at startup, or put the Mountain Lion or Mavericks installer on a flash drive.

#RESET ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD FOR MAC OS X MAC OS X#

It will boot into the Mac OS X installer. Just insert the CD into the target Mac and hold the "c" key as you boot up the computer. If you have the Mac OS X installer CD handy, it's super easy to change the administrator account's password. Reset Mac Password with the OS X Installer Restart the computer or log out and log back in.Method 1. In the window that appears, open the Library folder and drag the Keychain must be deleted so a new one can be created and used.įrom the Finder, click on the Go menu and select Home. Way to reset a forgotten Keychain password and the contents of the keychain cannot be recovered. Resetting an account password does not change the Keychain password. Restart the computer by choosing Quit Installer from the Installer menu To close the password reset utility, select Quit Reset Password from the Reset

In Mac OS X 10.4, you can also include a password hint. Enter the new password in the two boxes.Do not confuse it with a normal administrator account. Important: Do not select "System Administrator(root). Select the user account you wish to reset.The Reset Password window should look similar to this: Select Reset Password from the Installer menu. The method of resetting passwords varies slightly depending on the version of OS X on the installation You do not see the menu bar at the top of the screen, click the right arrow button to proceed to the next If you are prompted to select a language and Start the OS X installer but you do not need to reinstall OS X. It is normal for the computer to take longer to startup from a CD or DVD. You can release the key when the gray Apple appears. Insert the disc, restart the computer, and hold the C key when you hear the startup ForĮxample, if you reset a password on a computer running Mac OS X 10.3 with an OS X 10.4 disc, you will not be It is best to use the same disc from which OS X was installed.ĭo not use a disc with a version of OS X other than the one installed on the computer or it may not work.

#RESET ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD FOR MAC OS X INSTALL#

With newer Macs) or a Mac OS X Install disc.

#RESET ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD FOR MAC OS X SOFTWARE#

To reset a Mac OS X account password, startup the computer using an Apple Software Restore disc (included Doing so may render the contents of the account inaccessible. Warning: Do not use the instructions in this document to reset the password for aįileVault protected account.

#RESET ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD FOR MAC OS X HOW TO#

This document explains how to reset a forgotten account password in Mac OS X for versions 10.6 and before.