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Admin Password

I forgot my admin password on macbook air running Sierra, how many tries do I have? And what happens after trying too many times, does it lock me out? Also how can i reset it if i can't remember it? Trying to install new app and its asking for admin password...

Posted on Jan 19, 2019 9:01 AM

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Tesserax

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Posted on Jan 19, 2019 9:18 AM

Try the following article to reset your Mac's Administrator password:

Change or reset the password of a macOS user account - Apple Support

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