Mac doesn't approve password after Lion

[GrssTov]

My macbook pro is not approving my password after i installed lion to it.

It is stuck on the first page and i cant go around it, so far ...

I tried starting it on safe mode but it does not work, it just stays on the first page.

What can i do ? any ideas ?

 

[benthewraith]

My macbook pro is not approving my password after i installed lion to it.

It is stuck on the first page and i cant go around it, so far ...

I tried starting it on safe mode but it does not work, it just stays on the first page.

What can i do ? any ideas ?

Start it from the Recovery Partition, go to Utilities and change the password. You can also do the following:

Tricking your Mac into creating a new user account
Power on or restart your Mac (should work for any Mac OS X system).
At the chime (or grey screen if your chime is turned off), hold down Command+S on your keyboard to enter single-user mode.
This step is optional, but it’s a good idea because it checks the consistency of the hard disk before moving on. At the prompt, type fsck -fy and press Enter/Return. Wait for the checks to complete before going to the next step.
Type mount -uw / and press Enter.
Type rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone and press Enter.
Type shutdown -h now and press Enter.

This trick worked under Snow Leopard. Can't imagine it would be different under Lion.

 

[mrapplegate]

My macbook pro is not approving my password after i installed lion to it.

It is stuck on the first page and i cant go around it, so far ...

I tried starting it on safe mode but it does not work, it just stays on the first page.

What can i do ? any ideas ?

Try this hint. Lion is a little different than SL


Apple has removed the utility to reset a password and restore a user's folder permissions from the Recovery HD. If you need it, you have to open Terminal (from the Recovery HD Utility menu) and type:

resetpassword

Then the old Reset Password application opens.

By the way the old hint to reset a user password by booting in single user mode is no longer working: the file /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist no longer exists.


http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20110727063028750

 

[GrssTov]

"Apple has removed the utility to reset a password and restore a user's folder permissions from the Recovery HD. If you need it, you have to open Terminal (from the Recovery HD Utility menu) and type:

resetpassword

Then the old Reset Password application opens.

By the way the old hint to reset a user password by booting in single user mode is no longer working: the file /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist no longer exists. "



How do I open a Terminal ??

 

[gibbz]

How do I open a Terminal ??

Open your Applications folder, then look under Utilities.

Alternatively, you can search for 'Terminal' in Spotlight.

 

[GrssTov]

I can only reach to the entry menu , where he doesn't approve my password, or to the utility menu. Cannot access to application or anything like that...
Also tried using Shift in startup , but that didnt go.

Do i need to erase my HD using disk utility ? if so how can i restart it ,with which OS ? ..... I have a SL disk around ......

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Tried to reinstall as well, but with no luck

 

[mrapplegate]

Boot into recovery partition find menu command launch terminal.
You can get to the recovery partition right ? Boot holding command-R key.

 

[GrssTov]

Ok,
I got to terminal and I changed the password, but it is still not accepting it.

 

[mrapplegate]

Ok,
I got to terminal and I changed the password, but it is still not accepting it.

I'd double check. Not sure what else to try if you booted into single user mode changed it then changed it via hint I gave you. Perhaps someone else will have idea.

 

[benthewraith]

I can only reach to the entry menu , where he doesn't approve my password, or to the utility menu. Cannot access to application or anything like that...
Also tried using Shift in startup , but that didnt go.

Do i need to erase my HD using disk utility ? if so how can i restart it ,with which OS ? ..... I have a SL disk around ......

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Tried to reinstall as well, but with no luck

Just use the trick I posted above about creating a new user account and set a master password, change the admin password for the account you want, then delete the newly created account.

 

[GrssTov]

I doubled checked and it does not work.

benthewraith -

I cant access Single user mode to do these admin changes.
even when i use cmd+s it still asks for a password which he then do not approve.
Is there another way to get there?

 

[GrssTov]

Can i get help with formatting my mac and installing a SL using disk ?
In the situation im in

 

[benthewraith]

Can i get help with formatting my mac and installing a SL using disk ?
In the situation im in

If you have a SL install disk, you should be able to boot from the disk and use Disk Utility to wipe the drive.

Clean install Snow Leopard.

 

[GrssTov]

Thanks for all the help !

Eventually i wiped the volume and booted it from the SL disk. i will no upgrade again to lion. too bad i had to format my drive though ...