How to reset a forgotten Mac password - Revision history

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	#Type '''reboot''' and press Enter.		#Type '''reboot''' and press Enter.

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	#Type your desired password when prompted and press Enter. It won’t show itself on the screen, so be careful what you type. You will have to enter it again to confirm.		#Type your desired password when prompted and press Enter. It won’t show itself on the screen, so be careful what you type. You will have to enter it again to confirm.
	#Type '''reboot''' and press Enter.		#Type '''reboot''' and press Enter.

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	== With an OS-X installation disk ==		== With an OS-X installation disk ==
			Use these instructions: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1274


	== Without a disk ==		== Without a disk ==

Mvanbeek: Created page with 'There are two main ways: With an OS-X installation disk and without one: == With an OS-X installation disk == == Without a disk == === OS-X 10.5 (Leopard) & 10.6 (Snow Leopar...'

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There are two main ways: With an OS-X installation disk and without one:

== With an OS-X installation disk ==

== Without a disk ==

=== OS-X 10.5 (Leopard) & 10.6 (Snow Leopard) ===
#Power on or restart your Mac.
#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 '''launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist''' and press Enter.
#Type '''ls /Users''' and press Enter. This lists all of the usernames on the computer – helpful if you don’t know or remember what these are.
#Type '''dscl . -passwd /Users/<username> <password>''' replacing “<username>” with one of the users displayed in the previous step and replace “<password>” with a new password of your choice. Press Enter.
#Type '''reboot''' and press Enter.

=== OS-X 10.4 (Tiger) ===
*Verified by Marco (2011-02-01)
#Power on or restart your Mac.
#At the chime (or grey screen if your chime is turned off), hold down '''Command+S''' on your keyboard to enter single-user mode.
#Type '''sh /etc/rc''' and press Enter/Return.
#Type '''passwd <username>''' and replace “<username>” with the short name of the user account for which you’d like to reset the password.
#Type your desired password when prompted and press Enter. It won’t show itself on the screen, so be careful what you type. You will have to enter it again to confirm.
#Type '''reboot''' and press Enter.