Changing macOS admin password. Odd behaviour...

The attempt to change the Admin Password of the computer may not have Alerted to an error but it would also not have changed the Admin Account password either.

There is not way to Change the Admin Account other than from Within the Admin Account. And to do that, requires the Admin Account Password

Please refer to the complete Support Document is provided Link. Below are only portions of what is contained in this link.

Bottom-line - Only the Administrator of this computer can change the password of the Administrator Account and not a Standard User.

Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac

You must be an administrator of your Mac to perform these tasks.

An administrator can add and manage other users, install apps, and change settings. The new user you create when you first set up your Mac is an administrator.

Your Mac can have multiple administrators. You can create new ones, and convert standard users to administrators.

Don’t set up automatic login for an administrator. If you do, someone could simply restart your Mac and gain access with administrator privileges. To keep your Mac secure, don’t share administrator names and passwords.

The password was typed in what keyboard layout and language ?

The original password was what keyboard layout and language ?

It becomes a moot point does it not ?

If the computer is being sed in a Standard Account and does not have the Authority to change the Admin Account password - Copy and Paste will have zero affect on Changing the Password of the Admin Account.

That’s what happened to me and beginning of my nightmare - now I have a constant windows server I log into in my MacBook Air and someone has console the control of my iPhone 12 and 13 max pro - to the point of changing phone numbers of websites I search - it’s a nightmare - lost money - locked out of all accounts - and itvpreloads so can’t get rid of it - apple say yes we agree that’s odd as all settings locked and I have screen recordings but we can’t help

CamelZoom wrote:

When I set up the macbook, I had my account (in my name) as an admin user. I created an admin account at that point, tehn downgraded my <name> user account to Standard, leaving me with the one admin account.

Actually - AFAIK once you Downgraded the Admin Account to Standard Account - the computer now does not have an Admin Account any longer.

I stand to the corrected by more Expert Contributors and accept that if I am wrong.

CamelZoom wrote:

Sorry.No.

I had my original account which byb default came with admin privs

I created a new account <admin> and gave it admin prvs

I then was able to downgrade the original user account to Standard, and keep my created <admin> account with its admin privs

Important information not included any where in this question and answer thread.

At this point the only positive suggestion for future posting - is to declare all relevant information and included reliable an accurate information.

Otherwise, a lot of unneeded back and forth and time wasted answering a question that does not included full details.

EDITED Tues Jan 25, 2022 @ 07:54 EST

Then we go back to original issue - Only an Admin Account of this computer has the ability to change passwords, add accounts, degrade account to Standard etc,