MacBook Pro :: Set A Password To Log On Computer?
Mar 14, 2012
I did not set my computer up to log on with a password. For security reasons, I do not want anyone else to be able to access or turn on my computer without a password. How do I set one up?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Mar 15, 2012
Is the password for the computer itself (the one required when you want to, for example, install software updates) different from your Apple I.D. password? What happens if you've forgotten the computer-specific password - can it be re-set?
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010)
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Oct 10, 2009
my ex girlfriend set up my macbook pro 17", i didnt have a problem with this, untill we went our different ways.
i want to take her side off the laptop, and change the computer name,
she wont tell me her password for her side....
at the moment it comes up as "donnas sex whore". at the time it was funny now its not.
can i just put in the 2 discs i had with the computer and restart it all?
it runs on a Mac OS X version 10.5.4. with 2.33 ghz intel core 2 duo.
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May 29, 2012
I 've forgotten my computer password. How do I reset my password?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
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Jul 2, 2012
Log into my computer when i forgot my password
Info:MacBookPro
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Feb 22, 2012
Why does my computer keep asking for my keychain password everytime I log in?
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Apr 6, 2012
after my computer had been broken I sent it to apple, but somehow I can not login and I am using a guestuser right now. I am pretty sure that I am using writing in the right password but it does not let me in. How can I login again?
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MacBook
Pro
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Apr 11, 2012
How do i reset my password to allow updates to my computer? In order to complete the update, I have to put in my password, but every password i tired isn't working so now I can't update it.What should I do?
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MacBook Pro
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Jul 4, 2012
I have a password to open my personal preference but I need to set up to block to guest as well.
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MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Feb 17, 2012
need to change the password in order to delete an account on the computer
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Mar 18, 2012
When i sign on to my computer, the mail pops up and asks for my password. I put it in and it declines it. Then i reset my password and still doesnt work.
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Apr 2, 2012
I have set up a password on my computer and cannot remember what it is.I want to update all of my software but it will not allow it.
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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May 17, 2010
how can I login to my computer if I forgot my password?
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Dec 7, 2010
I got this Mac pro with osx. It's a old business computer, so I don't have the login password for the user or administrator. I had this installation CD, and it worked fine when I tried holding "c" down while restarting the computer. But I couldn't fix the problem at the moment so I turned it of again. Now it won't start up as usual with the "Choose language menu" so I can't get access to the computer. I really don't know why it does it, and I'm so lost right now. How do I get access to the computer now, and reset the computer and password?
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May 16, 2012
Somehow I changed the password to get into my computer. Apple Support referred me to an online article (HT4761) that doesn't come up.
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iMac
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May 18, 2012
How can I set a password on my imac following sleep so no one can access except me?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7)
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Jun 21, 2012
Computer won't let me enter new password
Info:iMac
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Sep 16, 2010
I have a macbook pro. is there a way that I can have a password automatically turn on when I close my screen and it goes to sleep? Without having to lock it before I close it.
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Mar 24, 2012
I am giving my iMacG5 to my son. How do I erase my entry password to get on that computer?
Info:iMac G5 (17-inch Ambient Light Sensor), Mac OS X (10.4.11)
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Apr 7, 2012
Yesterday we set up the computer at the Apple Store. When entering the Password for the computer, apparently we thought we were entering one thing when in fact we entered something else. Now I can't log into the computer to install new printer software, reset/change my password or anything else. I have tried looking through the Manual for the iMac 27-inch, Mid 2011 and can't find anything for resetting the password, finding it in the Keychain Access, etc. The computer is a waste if I can't reset the password to install the apps I need on it.
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iMac
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May 4, 2012
I can't startup my computer as the password has been forgotten, I believe it is set up to open in OSX mode. I don't have the startup discs?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.3.x)
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Dec 1, 2008
im trying to connect to my other computer via ssh and the account has a blank password and when prompted for the password it wont connect because it wont let me enter a blank passwprd it just keeps saying password over and over. what do i do
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Apr 6, 2009
I have a colleague who is still running 10.2 (yea I know, time to upgrade, but they haven't felt the need for it yet I guess). Anyway, someone changed and forgot, or someone did it to be a jerk, either way they are unable to update any software or even log in. Just wondering how to rest the password. The computer is stuck on the log in screen currently and they can't access anything.
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May 6, 2010
For work, I got a new MBP 15" a month ago and we have the computer set to require password to wake computer/screensaver. When I type in my password, it sometimes takes up to a minute for it to authenticate the password. Other times it takes a second like normal. I check the error logs and nothing is coming up during those times.
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Feb 16, 2012
how to reset the password once the computer is locked. I changed it yesterday and I can't remember what I wrote.
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.6.3)
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Feb 29, 2012
Have an old MBP. Just installed lion on it today. Previously, the computer had no password (at login, I would just hit enter so essentially the password was nothing). After installing Lion, that no longer works, and now I can't get into my computer.
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Jun 9, 2012
My computer stopped recognizing my administrator's name and password. I can log onto my computer but I can't update any software.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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Jun 24, 2012
Can't remember password for computer when downloading files. How do I reset it?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Dec 2, 2014
I am disabled and unable to type on the keyboard. Can I set my computer not require password at start up? If not, is it safe to just let it sleep when I'm not using it, meaning it would be on 24/7.
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MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1), 1 TB HD, 8 GB RAM, 2.7 Ghz Intel
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Sep 8, 2014
I want to reset my screen password
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