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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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
Not too long ago I went through a process of changing my user in OS X to another name. It seemed to go smoothly enough. However many of my old applications are owned by an "_unknown" now. This is fine and dandy, except that every time I go to rename or move something in these places, it either has to authenticate or just tells me I'm not allowed.
What would be a simple, effective way to change ownership on all files/folders tied to "_unknown" to my current user?
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iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)
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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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7)
This is driving me nuts. When I go into the info for any file the take ownership option is greyed out. As a new mac user I've no idea how to change this. On windows you just right clicked and 'run as administrator' which is all `i want to do, but after 2 hours searching I'm tearing my hair out.
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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macbookpro, Mac OS X (10.6.5)
I have just bought iMac and on installation did a transfer of settings from my Macbook Air. Now my iMac does not recognize my password or master password
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iMac
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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MacBook Air
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
how do you change or create a password on a macbook pro?
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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)
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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iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013), iOS 7.1.1
