Q: Admin Password Issue
I wanna change my admin password but I can't because I don't know what it is.. I have never encountered any problems in terms of downloading/installing/updating/moving/ etc.. When prompted, I just type in my users account password.
It's not the same as the User account passwd and not the same as the Filevault passwd.
Is there a way to reset it without losing my data?
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)
Posted on May 10, 2014 1:01 AM
OK, but earlier, after I suggested
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Try to create a new user account by clicking the + button
OS X Mavericks: Konfigurer brukere på Mac-maskinen
Give it administrator privileges.
Log out of your usual account, into the new one, then try to change your normal account's password.
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you said 'didn't work' : so I thought you tried it.
No matter. Look in your Home folder, as well as Desktop, Documents etc, is there a file named 'yourname'.sparsebundle ?
If not, or anyway, since you no longer know the master password
go to the main
HD/Library/Keychains
& delete these two files. It won't let you change the 'Master Password'; but you will be able to set a new one.
FileVaultMaster.cer
FileVaultMaster.keychain
Posted on May 13, 2014 4:29 AM


