I'm locked out of my computer. I set my iMac to require a password for accounts. Now when I start up 3 accounts appear: my name, my name with an A and guest. My admin. password won't work on any of them. What should I do?
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iMac (27-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Three weeks ago I have bought and installed the new Lion Server (10.7.3) (previously Lion) on my Mac Air (via App Store), but returned it the day after through the Contact Portal of App Store. Since then my Admin Username and Password are not working anymore and the Lion Server is still existent in the system.
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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iMac, iOS 5
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MacBook Pro
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.3)
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
how can i delete admin accounts on imac running lion
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iMac
