im a real idiot

[macmancan]

ok here's the problem-i forgot my user password and i cant even logg on my computer anymore. What do i do?😕

 

[chas0001]

ok here's the problem-i forgot my user password and i cant even logg on my computer anymore. What do i do?😕

I seem to remeber that you can reset/change the password by booting from the OS X install CD/DVD. I think its under the UTILITIES menu.

 

[iBookG4user]

If nothing else you could archieve and install. That would save all your data and it would give you a passwordless login.

 

[vincebio]

give it back to the person you just stole it from and stop stealing stuff🙄



😀

 

[Temujin]

give it back to the person you just stole it from and stop stealing stuff🙄



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Hehe. My first thought too 🙂 Seriously though, good luck with the password.

 

[Koodauw]

Another member on here once posted as to how you can do it with out the restore CDs.

I reposted it to help someone out once, but I can't seem to find it ATM. I'm sure if you search hard enough you can find it though.

IIRC, You have to boot into Super-User mode, type in some commands, and then reboot, which will take you to the welcome screen, and you can create another admin account.

Good luck.

 

[zRedbullz]

give it back to the person you just stole it from and stop stealing stuff🙄
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OWNED!. It's beyond my ken how some can forget their most important password.

Seriously, if your memory is that consigned to oblivion, write it down next time.

 

[Mernak]

Yeah, if you boot into single-user mode (hold apple+S when you start up the computer) you can change any password of any user on the system), just type these exact commands in order, 1 at a time. (my source is SecureMac)

/sbin/fsck -y
/sbin/mount -wu
/sbin/SystemStarter
passwd user_name
exit
reboot

P.S. standard warning about using the command line: if you mess up, its not my fault, so be careful.

 

[technicolor]

give it back to the person you just stole it from and stop stealing stuff🙄



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yeah that is the first thing i thought as well.

 

[mkrishnan]

You know, in the OP's defense... I had this Windows notebook once and I used a firmware password. And somehow I changed it and got confused about it or mistyped it when I changed it, or I don't know what. It was old already at the time and mostly being decommissioned. But I had that thing in the closet for several years and never figured out what the stupid password was.... 😱