If you’ve forgotten or lost your password in Mac OS X, you can reset a password by booting from a Mac OS X install disk. Insert the Mac OS X install disk into your drive, reboot the machine, and hold down the “C” key to boot from the disk. Once booted, select your language preference then pull down the ‘Utilities’ menu to “Password Reset” or “Reset Password” (wording is different depending on which version of Mac OS X you’re booting with). Select the disk which the password needs to be reset on, select the Username, and then enter a new password. Reboot as usual, and your Mac OS X password will be reset!
Saturday 12 June 2010
Mac: Reset a lost password
If you’ve forgotten or lost your password in Mac OS X, you can reset a password by booting from a Mac OS X install disk. Insert the Mac OS X install disk into your drive, reboot the machine, and hold down the “C” key to boot from the disk. Once booted, select your language preference then pull down the ‘Utilities’ menu to “Password Reset” or “Reset Password” (wording is different depending on which version of Mac OS X you’re booting with). Select the disk which the password needs to be reset on, select the Username, and then enter a new password. Reboot as usual, and your Mac OS X password will be reset!
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