Re: Administrator password unavailable

In article <300820051309013036%dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Dave Balderstone <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In article <GaKdnWkaOr_sNoneRVn-jg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Buzz <buzz@xxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > I have done both of those, but I did not see an option to reset the
> > password. Can anyone tell me specifically where to find that?
>
> See <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106156>
>
> "Resetting the original administrator account password
>
> Follow these steps to reset a password when there is only one
> administrator account on the computer, or if the original administrator
> account (of several) needs a password reset. "Original" administrator
> account refers to the one that was created immediately after installing
> Mac OS X. If the original administrator password is known, the original
> administrator user may reset the passwords of other administrator
> accounts using the steps described above.
>
> 1. Start up from a Mac OS X Install CD (one whose version is closest
> the the version of Mac OS X installed). You should first disable Open
> Firmware password protection, if it is enabled. Hold the C key as the
> computer starts.
> 2. Choose Reset Password from the Installer menu (or Utilities menu
> in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger). Tip: If you don't see this menu or menu
> choice, you're probably not started from the CD yet.
> 3. Select your Mac OS X hard disk volume.
> 4. Set the user name of your original administrator account.
> Important: Do not select "System Administrator (root)". This is
> actually a reference to the root user. Do not confuse it with a normal
> administrator account.
> 5. Enter a new password.
> 6. Click Save."

And as these instructions suggest, if you have another account with
admin privileges, all you need to do is log on, open Accounts preference
panel, select the "bad" account, select "edit user" and type in the new
password.
.

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