Locked out of MacBook air

Hi PSY201,

Welcome to the Apple (user-to-user) Community.

Re: "it would not accept my password"

If you forgot your Mac login password, or password is not recognised:

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

If you can't reset your Mac login password

https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT212190

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Re " it locked me out. I don’t have a recovery key that it is asking for "

In the discussion thread linked below:

Do you have to generate a new recovery ke… - Apple Community

SravanKrA answered:

"If you lost your Recovery Key

As long as you remember your Apple ID password and still have access to one of your trusted devices, you can sign in and create a new Recovery Key.

1. 1. Go to your Apple ID account page.
   2. Sign in with your password and trusted device.
   3. In the Security section, click Edit > Replace Lost Key.

Keep your new Recovery Key in a safe place. Your old Recovery Key won't work anymore and you can't use it to reset your password or access your account".

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Apple Support's articles (links below):

How to generate a recovery key - Apple Support

Or

You might want to learn more about using account recovery instead of a recovery key: How to use account recovery when you can’t reset your Apple ID password – Apple Support

All the best :-)