How do I change the administrators name and password on my Mac. I don’t remember it?

How do I change the administrators username and password on my Mac? I don’t remember what my son used and he doesn’t either. I cannot access anything or modify anything on the computer without it.

Posted on Dec 3, 2020 10:16 PM

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