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Apr 4, 2012I'm trying to reset my password on the main account I tried to enter the same that I had created on the computer an it's not letting me.
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iOS 5.1
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Sep 11, 2009I have a MAC G5, OS 10.5.8. I wanted to change some settings on the computer, but when I entered the administrator password it did not work.I was told that I had to boot up with the system CD and then enter a new admin password, which I did. It seemed to work fine.Now I would like to eliminate the password entirely, but when I go to that section and enter a password, it reads "Incorrect Password"! It seems to work for individual applications, but when it comes to eliminating the password completely, no luck. Could it be looking for the old (UNKNOWN) password? If so I have tried everything and still nothing.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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