i forgot my password for my macbook air, any ideas?

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You have to reset the password. If you are using Snow Leoaprd or older, see "Resetting the original administrator account password" > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274

If you are using Lion or Mountain Lion > http://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4101

Reset Password

OS X 10.7 Lion /10.8 MountainLion

Follow the instructions in the first and the third boxes.

http://pondini.org/OSX/Password.html

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Keychain

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10623

Best.

Just answered this 10 minutes ago...

On Lion, you use the following technique to reset the Administrators password:

Boot to your Lion Recovery Partition, by holding down the Option key while starting, and then selecting the Recovery HD as the boot choice.

Once booted, at the top of the screen is a menu ..., select Utilities / Terminal from the menu bar.

In the Terminal window, type “resetpassword” (without the quotes) and press return. A “Reset Password” window will open. Select your boot volume (your SSD drive) if it is not already selected. Select your administrators username from the menu labeled “Select the user account” if it is not already selected. Follow the prompts to reset the password. Restart the computer from the apple menu.

This is a post made by SP Forsythe some time ago.