OS X V10.7 Lion :: Change Password Old Owner Not Available?
May 6, 2012need to reset password on used mac can you help?old owner not available.
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OS X :: Change Computer Owner's Name?
May 20, 2009I'm new to Apple Comps, not having owned one since my Apple IIe long ago. I received a MacBook as a gift last weekend. I've spent the past few days trying to square things away due to a problem. The gifter bought the laptop at Best Buy and had the kinder there set it up and install Office. Unfortunately, the BB people used the name of the purchaser. I've been able to change the name on the Home folder and also the admin account by enabling the root user and tinkering with things. I still see "Snuffy Smith's MacBook" whenever I open Finder. I'm hoping there's any easier fix than to reinstall the OS. I'm running the comp under OS X 10.5.6.
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MacBook :: How To Change Registered Owner Of Used Computer
Apr 23, 2012I bought a used macbook recently and have not been able to change the registered owner. I have changed the user accounts but it still shows up as a different name.
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Software :: Any Way To Delete Previous Owner Account Without Password?
Oct 14, 2008My girlfriend just purchased a 1 year old Mac with OS X 10.5.2. Incredible as this seems, the previous owner mistakenly left all of her old information on the computer! We would like to delete this, but have been unable to contact her and get her password. Is there another way we can erase/delete this information?
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Dec 6, 2014We have 5 macs in our family, all were configured under my iCloud account for the App store & I just used to log in with my iCloud account on my partner/daughters machines to do updates etc.Â
Daughter has now gone to Uni & I'd like to move her "App store account" side of things over to her own iCloud account so that she can continue doing updates etc. without needing me.Â
How do I go about changing this on her machine? I'm not looking to wipe the machine for resale etc. just give her the ability to carry out updates without needing my account details. There are a few minor apps installed on it from my Apple ID but nothing major that she'd worry about losing if she needed to remove them but what is the score in this area anyway?Â
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MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
OS X V10.7 Lion :: How To Change Password
Mar 18, 2012I 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
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Cannot Log In As Root Or Change Password
Mar 19, 2012How 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 16, 2012I 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?
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OS X V10.7 Lion :: How To Change Wifi Password
Jun 19, 2012how 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)
OS X V10.7 Lion :: The Home Folder Is Still In The Name Of The Previous Owner
May 26, 2012I have recently purchased a second hand iMac.The Home folder is still in the name of the previous owner and I keep getting asked for his passwords. All his applications are still on there, so I would like to do a clean install and start again. Lion was already installed so I do not have any discs to re-install. How do I do that without any discs etc? Â
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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Change System So Don't Need To Type Password At Log In
Jul 2, 2012When 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, 2012Hi. 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, 2012Recently 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)
MacBook Air :: OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3) How To Change WiFi Network Name And Password
Jun 5, 2014How do I change wifi network name and password?
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OS X :: Password Works To Login - Change Password But Not To Install Software
Dec 8, 2010My 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, 2009I'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, 2010I 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, 2012How 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)
OS X :: Trying To Get Owner Permissions On Used Mac
Dec 5, 2008I just bought my first Mac a month ago, and have since completely ignored my girlfriend for this new lover. I bought a MBA Rev A, used with a ton of software still loaded on it. The problem is, the guy I bought it from was a Korean exchange student, and set the comp with Korean as the native language. I did a password reset to get the language change, then set myself up as an Admin account. The problem I have here is that the software loaded on this laptop is awesome, but I can't update any of it because I don't have owner permissions.
I understand the only way to get owner permissions is to do an Erase and Install of Leopard, but if I do that, then I lose all the software. This laptop came loaded with Adobe CS3, Parallels, Office for Mac, Toast 9 Titanium, and I think there might be another program. My question here is, is there any way to gain access to these programs, by using a copying software to make disk images of them, or by simplifying copying down all of the Product Keys, and reinstalling the programs from a hard disk.
OS X :: Changing Owner Name And Information?
Oct 14, 2010Hey guys, i just purchased a open but new macbook pro i5, i guess the owner logged in to make sure it was ok and his name and info is still on the laptop, do u guys know how and where to go to change all that information??? so far i have deleted his user and made mine admin. Is it better to just pop in the install cd and install dvd and reinstall it? not to familiar with osx.
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Mar 31, 2009I have a file that, for some reason is set to "No Access" for Everyone in the Sharing & Permissions of the file. I tried to change the owner of the file to another user (with admin rights) but when I type in the name of the new user, OSX tells me that the name I entered is invalid. Is this new file owner the same thing as the account names I have setup in System Preferences? If so, why would I not be able to change the user.
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May 5, 2012How do I replace former owner's name in all iMac directories?
Including network setup and Office file management. I have already renamed the computer and deleted former owner when and where possible.
(I also have an iPad and hope I was directed to the approtriate community)
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iPad 2, iOS 5.0.1
ITunes :: Previous Owner Keeps Launching In G3?
Jun 21, 2012p.s. I downloaded same old g3 version of itunes that said previous owners keeps launching. Also I thought maybe if i erase his that my help however it wont erase due to "itunes helper" message. I dont care if i keep the previous owners itunes I just want to be able to get to the store.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
MacBook :: How To Change Password - I Also Do Not Know It
Sep 25, 2010My 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, 2009When 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, 2012i 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 Pro :: Change Your Password On It?
Apr 10, 2012how do you change or create a password on a macbook pro?
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
MobileMe :: Change Password On It?
May 28, 2012I 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)
