Problems resetting the admin password

[scarletspy]

I, like a complete idiot, have forgotten my administrator password. I've tried using the install disk. When I go to Utilities > Reset password, it says select disc from which to reset password but only the install disk is listed. My startup disk isn't listed. I really don't want to have to do a clean install if I can avoid it. Am I doing something wrong?

Please help!

 

[macbooker15]

instead of doing that, boot into single user mode by pressing command+s on the keyboard. type

mount -uw /

with that exact formatting i kept forgetting to the backslash... then in 10.5 type

launchtl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServicesLocal.plist

or if your in 10.4 type

sh /etc/rc

then type

dscl .

cd /Users

it will say:

New Password:

then type

exit

reboot

 

[scarletspy]

instead of doing that, boot into single user mode by pressing command+s on the keyboard. type

mount -uw /

with that exact formatting i kept forgetting to the backslash... then in 10.5 type

launchtl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServicesLocal.plist

or if your in 10.4 type

sh /etc/rc

then type

dscl .

cd /Users

it will say:

New Password:

then type

exit

reboot

Thanks! Worked a treat!

 

[macbooker15]

no prob