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How to find login password of a user

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Briand

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I set up a separate account on my Mac for another user. Is there any way that I can as an admin be able to find out what the password is for the other user acct?
 
You can boot from the OSX discs and use the Password Manager to change the password, if that helps.
 
I believe that an admin user can request a password change within the accounts preferences pane for a standard user as well.
 
Briand said:
yeah but I need to be able to access that account not change the password.
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mad jew said:
You'll be able to access the account if you change the password. 😕
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I think see what you're saying OP. You don't want to change the password. Couldn't you change it, ask the person to type it in again and give it to you? Or, just create a new one and tell them what it is. Why the need for subversion and secrecy?
 
Eidorian said:
I believe that an admin user can request a password change within the accounts preferences pane for a standard user as well.
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Won't that simply ask the user to change the password when they next log in? It won't give Briand access to the account though.
 
mad jew said:
Won't that simply ask the user to change the password when they next log in? It won't give Briand access to the account though.
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Here's what OS X tells me.

The login.keychain reminder makes sense too.
 

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Up through Tiger, an admin user could change another users password via the Accounts prefpane. I have to assume this exists in Leopard as well.
 
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