Password problems

[guido.coza]

Hi Guys and Girls
Feel like a complete idiot.
I did reset my password before I went on a tour, but did not change the password hint. Now I can't get back into my account.
I tried some 20odd likely possibilities but
I can still log in to my daughters and wife's account but they are both no admins. Is there any way of getting back into my account without going into single user mode and loosing my key chain?? I seem in a more advanced age than previously admitted and Alzheimer and co seem well established! )-:
Any help would be most appreciated, even Hacking software

Thanks a mill for your time
Greetings Guido

 

[S.B.G]

Hi Guys and Girls
Feel like a complete idiot.
I did reset my password before I went on a tour, but did not change the password hint. Now I can't get back into my account.
I tried some 20odd likely possibilities but
I can still log in to my daughters and wife's account but they are both no admins. Is there any way of getting back into my account without going into single user mode and loosing my key chain?? I seem in a more advanced age than previously admitted and Alzheimer and co seem well established! )-:
Any help would be most appreciated, even Hacking software

Thanks a mill for your time
Greetings Guido

Check out this section on the Apple Support Page, about halfway down:

Resetting the original administrator account password

Follow these steps to reset a password when there is only one administrator account on the computer, or if the original administrator account needs a password reset. "Original" administrator account refers to the one that was created immediately after installing Mac OS X. If the original administrator password is known, that administrator account may be used to reset the passwords of other administrator accounts using the steps described above. These steps require an optical drive; if your Mac does not have an optical drive and you have a Mac OS X v10.6 Install disc, see below.

Start up from a Mac OS X Install disc (one whose version is closest to the version of Mac OS X installed). Usually, you can start from the disc by putting it in your computer, restarting, and holding the C key. Or, put it in the computer and click the Install or Restore icon you see in the disc's main window (after which the computer will start from the disc without you needing to hold C). Or, you can use Startup Manager or the Startup Disk preference pane to select the Install disc.

Choose a language, click the arrow button to continue,
Mac OS X v10.6 or later: Choose Password Reset from the Utilities menu.
Mac OS X v10.5 or v10.4: Choose Reset Password from the Utilities menu.
Mac OS X v10.3: Choose Reset Password from the Installer menu.

Tip: If you don't see this menu or menu choice, you're probably not started from the disc yet.

Note: The default keyboard layout is U.S. English while started from the installation disc. If you use a keyboard layout other than U.S English, use the Input menu (the flag icon on the right side of the menu bar) to select the desired layout before typing a new password.

Select your Mac OS X hard disk volume.
Select the user name of your original administrator account.

Important: Do not select "System Administrator (root)". This is actually the root user. You should not confuse it with a normal administrator account.


Enter a new password.
Click Save.
Click the red button in the upper left corner to quit the application.
Choose Quit Mac OS X Installer... from the Mac OS X Installer menu.
Click Restart.

 

[guido.coza]

Thanks a mill Sanboxgeneral
Lost my keychain excess but back in the old faithfull