Intel Mac :: Forgot Name / Password And Install Disc Does Not Allow To Reset It
May 16, 2012
I forgot the Name and Password I set up to log into my imac. It is an older imac, from 2006 and I can't remember which version operating system. I have tried to use the install disc to reset the password, but it does not allow me to do so. Is there a way to reset the name and password without the install disc? For as long as I can remember whenever I would turn on my mac there would be an image that I had chosen and then a field to enter password. Just recently I turned on my mac and the image or avatar was no longer coming up and it asked for Name and Password. I have tried every combination I can think of and nothing works. I have tried to reset using my install disc, but it says that I do not have a password to reset.
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Hold Apple+S when booting to enter single user mode (type every thing exactly the way you see it below in single user mode) sh/etc/tc passwd yourusername reboot sh/etc/tc passwd yourusername Reboot /sbin/fsck-y shin /mount-uaw/ rm /VAR/db/.applesetupdone Oasswd
