Reset password. Is it work on OS X 10.8? If I haven't boot disk or recovery?

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AndrewASB Author

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Reset password. Is it work on OS X 10.8? If I haven't boot disk or recovery?

1. Turn on macbook and hold Command and S

2. Type: mount -uw /

Enter

3. Type: launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.opendirectoryd.plist

Enter

4. Type: ls /Users

Enter

See users list and choose yuor user

5. Type: dscl . passwd /Users/username password

Enter

username is your user username, password is your new password Can I use "emphty" password (no password)?

If you come out notice "not finding a file / directory" - just ignore it.

6. Type: reboot

Enter

All above is for OS X 10.7

MacBook Pro with Retina display, Mac OS X (10.7.4), MAC OS X (10.8) - not found in list

Posted on Aug 2, 2012 4:03 AM

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Answer 1

Aug 2, 2012 4:36 AM in response to AndrewASB

If you simply open your Applications folder>System Preferences>Users & Groups> unlock the Padlock in the lower left corner of the window, if necessary>Click on the box off to the upper right "Change Password", you can change it.

Hope this helps 🙂

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Answer 2

AndrewASB Author

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Aug 2, 2012 4:53 AM in response to Radiation Mac

No. It is a system password. I do not know what to do with the MacBook my wife, but she can not log in into the system. Therefore, setting the MAC OS is not available.

I will be reset her password in the evening.

I think recovery partition on the her MacBook it exists. I did not do anything other than upgrade MAC OS to 10.8. This is to simplify my task

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