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Lost password, can't format... OSX 10.4

Poutama said:
I did this worked a treat

1. Reboot
2. Hold apple key + s key down after you hear the chime. (command + s on newer Macs)
3. When you get text prompt enter in these terminal commands to create a brand new admin account (hitting return after each line):

mount -uw /
rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
shutdown -h now

4. After rebooting you should have a brand new admin account. When you login as the new admin you can simply delete the old one and your good to go again!
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Now after seeing all of this, is there a way to disable single user mode and therefore block this method of gaining access illegally?
 
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