administrators password

i need to reset my administrator username and password on my macbook and i believe i’m supposed to restart the macbook into recovery mode to do that but it wont bring me to recovery mode when i do.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.3

Posted on Dec 2, 2021 3:52 PM

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Posted on Dec 3, 2021 11:49 AM

jialapa wrote:

i need to reset my administrator username and password on my macbook and i believe i’m supposed to restart the macbook into recovery mode to do that but it wont bring me to recovery mode when i do.


Forgot Admin password—


Reset your Mac login password - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/reset-your-mac-login-password-mh35902/mac

Change or reset the password of a macOS user account ...

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

Five Ways to Reset a Lost Administrator Password - TidBITS

https://tidbits.com/2014/01/17/five-ways-to-reset-a-lost-administrator-password/


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Dec 3, 2021 11:49 AM in response to jialapa

jialapa wrote:

i need to reset my administrator username and password on my macbook and i believe i’m supposed to restart the macbook into recovery mode to do that but it wont bring me to recovery mode when i do.


Forgot Admin password—


Reset your Mac login password - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/reset-your-mac-login-password-mh35902/mac

Change or reset the password of a macOS user account ...

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

Five Ways to Reset a Lost Administrator Password - TidBITS

https://tidbits.com/2014/01/17/five-ways-to-reset-a-lost-administrator-password/


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