login on old mac

I have a 2010 iMac not recently used. trying to power it up and it asks for my name and password. I forgot this info. What are my options?

iMac, macOS 10.13

Posted on Mar 11, 2021 12:44 PM

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Mar 11, 2021 1:01 PM in response to 47rustylucy65

you might find the information in this apple support document helpful:

Change or reset macOS user account password - Apple Support

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