Instructions for the Mac OS X Password Recovery.
Although there’s no real way to recover a lost root password, you can change the root password even if you do not know the current one. You must have physical access to the machine in order to accomplish this task.
1. Click Restart at the login window
2. While the computer is restarting, hold down “Command-S” until you see text scrolling through the window. This boots the computer into single user mode.
3. At the Localhost% prompt type:
/sbin/fsck -y
/sbin/mount -uw /
/sbin/SystemStarter
You will then see various services starting up.
4. When the Localhost% prompt reappears, type:
passwd [username]
It will then ask you to type the new root password twice, so do so.
(Though I’ve not tried it, it appears you can type niutil -list . /users to get a list if users if you do not know the username….if someone wants to verify this, I would be most appreciative).
5. After entering the new password, type:
reboot
6. At the login window, enter the username with the new password. Once you are logged in, you can use the Multiple Users application (/Applications/Utilities) to change your user’s password, or create a new user account.
Note: this may not work for newer versions of OS X; I think they did something about it in a security update. I hope this helps you with Macintosh password recovery.
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The problem that you have is of very easy solution, they should place the CD 1 of the installer of the OS-X 10.3 or plus (I have not verified the previous versions) and setupr the Mac so that it starts up from the CD. When the installer is loaded in the menu of the one there is an option that executes the utility of changing password the one that will allow them to change the password of the root or of any user without problems
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Here is a link to completely get rid of the admin account and start over fresh to make a new one.
Found the key but im haveing the same problem as paul its keeps come up as a sorry comment…….help me please. i have done what rod at 104 told me do.
hi could somebody please tell me were i can find the command-s key? i think the command key is the one with the apple on it but what about the s key? its for a ibook g4 i want to reset the password, thank you
aquired an iMac(found in the trash) it works but needed to figure out admin passwd have tried the things on your website and so far I have wiped the passwd that was on it and can’t even change the date and time. it has osx 10.3 any more ideas.