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How to reset username and password

I just got a new hard drive installed on my old iMac G5. When I first started it up, I was asked for a user name and password. I entered it but when OS X (Leopard) started up, it again asked me to log in using the user name and password. I entered the same ones I had just set but it doesn't recognize them (the log in box shakes) and I seem to have no way to access the desktop.

How can I reset the username and password from the login page? I even tried to re-install Leopard but it isn't even recognizing the CD.

iMac, MacBook Pro, iMac G5, Mac OS X (10.5.6), iPhone 3G, iPod Classic (160 GB)

Posted on Mar 21, 2009 2:43 PM

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Posted on Mar 21, 2009 3:02 PM

Try resetting your PRAM and then either try to log on normally, or boot from your install disc and change your password.





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How to reset username and password

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