I forgot my mac administrator ID, how do i change or recover it? I cannot download apps without it.
I forgot my mac administrator ID, how do i change or recover it? I cannot download apps without it.
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13
Do the steps below and when it states press your user, that should show you the ID.
- Press Command and R keys while your Mac is starting up and hold those keys until you see the Apple icon. If you have a Mac with Internet Recovery, read -> http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718. If your Mac has got a wireless keyboard, press them when you hear the startup sound.
- Once you see the "OS X Utilities" window, go to Utilities -> Terminal, and type:
resetpassword
Press your user and type your password. Finally, reboot, and you will have changed the user password successfully.