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vida94
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Q: Password

hello, how can i find my administration password ?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Mar 31, 2014 2:34 AM

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  • by dominic23,

    dominic23 dominic23 Mar 31, 2014 4:28 AM in response to vida94
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    Mar 31, 2014 4:28 AM in response to vida94

    There is no way to find the forgotten password. But you can reset the password.

     

    OS X 10.7 Lion, 10.8 MountainLion & 10.9 Mavericks

     

    Reset Password using Recovery HD

     

    Boot into Recovery Partition.

    Start the computer,then press and hold down command and R keys to start into recovery partition.

    When you see the Apple logo, release the keys.

    Wait until  OS X Utilities window shows up.

     

    Move the mouse to the menubar at the top and click "Utilities", then select "Terminal"

    from the drop down.

     

    Terminal window will appear.

    Type in   resetpassword   and press enter on the keyboard.

    Leave the Terminal window open.

     

    Reset Password Utility window will open with Macintosh HD selected.

    Select the user account from the popup menu box.

    Enter a new password.

    Reenter the new password for the user.

    Enter a hint.

    Click the "Save" button.

     

    Click  in the menubar and select Restart.

    Log in.

     

    If Keychain dialog box appears, select “Create New Keychain”.