Having problems with installing Big Sur

Asking for a user name and password in step 5 of instructions and it’s not working. Need help.

Posted on Dec 30, 2020 11:12 AM

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a brody

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Dec 30, 2020 12:18 PM in response to 589-

If you don't remember the administrative user you configured your computer with, see this article:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202860

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