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Cannot login with old or new password after migration assistant

I finished migration assistant, transferring what I needed from my MacBook Pro 2010, 10.11.6, to new 2021 21” iMac. I did not copy System Settings under System & Network. I now have two accounts, my old and a guest. Neither my old password or the new password I just set up will allow me to enter. I am stuck and no where to go.

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Jul 21, 2021 4:11 AM

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1.     Restart Mac in Recovery Partition by holding down Command + R on startup.

2.     Open Terminal which you will find in the menus. 

3.     In Terminal type resetpassword and follow the on-screen directions.

Posted on Jul 21, 2021 7:33 AM

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Cannot login with old or new password after migration assistant

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