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Why does my password not let me in my new iMac 27?

Posted on Apr 12, 2021 7:55 AM

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Posted on Apr 12, 2021 8:02 AM

see if the steps in this apple support article helps you: Change or reset the password of a macOS user account - Apple Support

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Apr 12, 2021 8:02 AM in response to 0978USMC

see if the steps in this apple support article helps you: Change or reset the password of a macOS user account - Apple Support

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Apr 12, 2021 8:25 AM in response to 0978USMC

The easiest method is:

Restart computer in the Recovery Partition by holding down Command + R until the computer starts up.
Open the Terminal App, please look in the menus for the Terminal app.
In Terminal type resetpassword and follow on-screen prompts.

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