IMAC will not allow me to enter password to open

iMac 21.5″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Jul 21, 2021 5:26 AM

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Jack-19

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Posted on Jul 21, 2021 5:27 AM

Welcome to Apple Support Communities.

Try this:

Turn off the Mac.
Turn it on, holding Command + R.
Select Utilities > Terminal.
Type resetpassword
Follow the prompts.

-Jack

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Jack-19

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Jul 21, 2021 5:27 AM in response to Melao3604

Welcome to Apple Support Communities.

Try this:

Turn off the Mac.
Turn it on, holding Command + R.
Select Utilities > Terminal.
Type resetpassword
Follow the prompts.

-Jack

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