OS X V10.7 Lion :: How To Change Password
Mar 18, 2012
I have always used PCs where I worked and now that I am retired, I purchased a beautiful 27" iMac (2.7GHz, Quad Core i5, 16GB memory, Lion OS X) and I absolutely love it! I feel like I have been working with only a half computer all my life. Here is my problem: Whenever I am asked for my Password, I have to hit the Enter key without typing anything in for the Password. Is there any wan I can set the password on my iMac?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 27" 2.7Ghz Quad Core, 1TB hard dr
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Mar 19, 2012
How to enable the root userOS X LionFrom the Apple menu choose System Preferences....From the View menu choose Users & Groups.Click the lock and authenticate as an administrator account.Click Login Options....Click the "Edit..." or "Join..." button at the bottom right.Click the "Open Directory Utility..." button.Click the lock in the Directory Utility window.Enter an administrator account name and password, then click OK.Choose Enable Root User from the Edit menu.Enter the root password you wish to use in both the Password and Verify fields, then click OK.For some reason this does not even booting for instalation media it says that the disc can not be changed.
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May 6, 2012
need to reset password on used mac can you help?old owner not available.
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May 16, 2012
I initially tried the normal System Preferences/ Users and Groups approach, unlocked the window, entered my existing password, entered my new password twice...got this...obviously I have edited the image to remove my name...
Recovery mode using Lion results in a very similar message, a box pops up, etc. No go .So I try to reset the Admin password to have a new Admin login which results in the "starting a new machine" screens, etc., so I can then change MY password, etc using this... Boot single user and enter rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone But the system reports it cannot find the file or directory. So I login as Administrator (I have this password) and using the GUI, the option to change MY password is not showing. So I login as root (I also have this password) and using the GUI, again, there is no option to change MY password. As I upgraded/App Store via the network I do not have a disk to boot from.I do have Time Machine backups, so the notion of restoring Apps and personal files and folders after a complete reinstall is not that hideous, though I have better things to do like most of you. But really, isn't there a way for me to change my password using the GUI?
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.4), cannot change my password, ever
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Jun 19, 2012
how do i change my wifi password, i type in wrong number by mistake.Â
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Apr 23, 2012
forgot my password for parential blocks now im bloked from view websites
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2), great product
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Jul 2, 2012
When I set up my computer, I stupidly chose "type password at log in" Is there any way to change that without reloading the system software?
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Apr 14, 2012
Hi. I've enabled web, wiki and opendirectory in lion server, but I can't enable users to change their passwords, because the option to modify my default web site in the Web pane in server admin is greyed out.'ve read the documentation, but I'm stuck at this point.
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May 28, 2012
Recently all the Mac's in my household forced a password change for both of the user accounts that I have on them. These are local accounts not domain accounts. It appears that something has expired the password on all my machines at around the same date. I do not or at least did not have a password policy set on these machines prior to this incident. I have searched the release notes for recent OS X updates and have not found any reference that explains this behavior. Hence, I am concerned that this could be malware/trojan activity however none of the scanners I have tried has detected any malware.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Jun 5, 2014
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MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)
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Dec 8, 2010
My MB Pro has 1 user login, it's never been changed, re-created, etc.I can login to the laptop no problem, I can goto the User control panel and change the PW and it shows the single user as the admin.However I can't install software. It comes up and asks me for the password which is then rejected.Beyond reloading the OS not sure what options are. Did a permissions repair but no other luck.
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Dec 15, 2009
I'm currently locked out of my Power Mac G5. While trying to install the latest Java for Mac OS x 10.5 Update 6 from Software Update, my admin. password was rejected as invalid. When I try to change my password in Accounts, my old password is rejected. I've entered this password a thousand times, and, yeah, I'm slightly senile, but caps lock isn't on.
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Jan 20, 2010
I recently got my computer fixed and ended up getting a new one. it is a mac book laptop. I changed the password before it got sent and i completely forgot it. They backed my new laptop up with my old hard drive so now i got my old stuff on the new one. I want to download this application so i can fix this .zip file but i need the admin password. I've tried using the install discs but they tell me to enter the admin. I've tried putting the install disc in and pushing c on start up but it just freezes on the white screen with the apple. Is there something wrong with my computer? should i contact the insurance company who i dealt with?
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Jun 6, 2012
How can you change administrator password without the old password. The owner has died and no one has the password
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7)
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Sep 25, 2010
My son has an account on my macbook and recently he got into some trouble at school and I need to change his account password. Only problem is he will not tell me his password so I can make the changes. Even though Im the administrator I am not able to change his password without first typing in his.
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Aug 24, 2009
When you go to a web site that requires a password, Mac asks if it can remember the password. If the answer is yes you are then stuck with it. How can I change the password that Mac remembers?
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Mar 10, 2012
i got my macbook air as a gift and the guy on the store put a name and password for me, how can i change it? i even don't know the password!
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MacBook Air
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Apr 10, 2012
how do you change or create a password on a macbook pro?
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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May 28, 2012
I changed my password on itunes and mobile me (the same). When I went to my email on my mac (not mobile me) I can't get any email it does not recognize the new or the old one?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Jun 29, 2012
I have forgotten my password for the mac and I want to login with a password which it does not do at the moment. I want to change the account preferences but need a password. I have changed the password using the start up disk. but still does not recognize password. I have looked at the keychain software and tried to reset it, but that is locked as well so that also needs a password. Why does it not recognize the password when I reset it using the startup disk?
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Mar 29, 2012
Is there a way to have a different mail password instead of using the one that you use to login to Lion directly? Currently the two are the same login password = mail password.I'd like to have a different password for the two.Is this possible whether via command line or otherwise?
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Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.1), Mid-2011, 4Gb RAM
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Aug 7, 2009
i was having some difficulties with passwords and whatnot so i popped in the mac os install disk to boot up password resetter through the utilities menu so i changed my log in password thru there but then when i booted back everything was gone like everything was set back to default..my music folders gone my settings gone like everything
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Sep 2, 2009
I have inherited my uncle's computers and I'm having problems logging into his iMac G5 20". I have the original Tiger Install DVD, I put it in, restart, pressing C, etc., but the install DVD doesn't run and I just end up at the login screen. He also had an iBook G4 and I used the same trick to change the admin password - it worked just fine. Does anyone know why pressing C isn't starting up the install disk? Its the original.
ALSO: I've read of a workaround using the single-user password reset option that goes as follows:
- start computer pressing Command-S
- sh /etc/rc
- password 'Uncle Paul'
- enter a new password twice
- reboot
I'm afraid to do it though, because I need to gain access to my uncle's files before I reinstall. My parents insist of getting all his pictures and stuff (he was also writing his autobiography.) Will doing the above Command-S measure mess with any of his files?
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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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Oct 13, 2009
I've a bit weird question but I've googled for the answer with no success.If I'm right, there exist many ways how to recover, change or delete Admin password on Leopard or even Snow Leopard...1) With install disc you can boot up and reset master password, I'm not sure how it is in SL but in Leopard it worked for me..2) Other way is restart mac hold cmd+s and type couple of commands...well more here: Link3) Any other ways...maybe..don't know them.
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Jan 25, 2009
How can I change the password in keychain.My son put a password on safari and the one he used is different from the login password and I'm affraid one day I will forget it and have to reinstall everything.I would like to change it to the login password if possible or erase the password alltogether.Can I just delete safari from the keychain list or will this safari from working.
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Feb 11, 2012
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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Mar 24, 2012
I just purchased a iMac G5 iSight (PPC). It had OS 10.5.8 Installed. I have to install some programs.How do I go about changing the new iMac's old owner's ID and password with out reinstalling the operating system?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11), 20", G5, PPC
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Apr 13, 2012
I tried to do but I cannot find a way to change the password from the apple account.
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iPad 2, Windows 7
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May 1, 2012
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Info:Mac OS X (10.6.3)
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