UGH! Help...Admin User converted to Parental Controls now Admin Password doesn't work

Try the suggestions here:

http://gotooliviasblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-disable-parental-controls-on- mac.html

If that fails, try booting in Single User mode.

Restart the computer and at the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-S keys to start in Single-user Mode. This is a command line mode, not a GUI mode. There is no reason why you should attempt to start OS X normally in root mode. However, it is possible to enable a root user though rarely needed.

Enabling and using the "root" user in Mac OS X

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1528?

A root user has the ability to access other users' files.

I found another link where the user had the same issue they posted this as the solution. Do you have a second User on this computer?

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1469599&page=2

Solution:

I simply logged out of the account I was in (which has always been my Admin Acct.) and logged into the Test Acct (which had somehow become the Admin Acct.). From there, I simply switched off Parental Contols for all the Users and I was back to normal. It was thanks to all of your posts that I read and reread - especially the one about not being able to apply PC to an Admin Acct, etc. It made me go back and have a good look at everything.

Another user mentioned that resetting password would fix this.

Boot into the Recovery Drive by holding down Command R when restarting.

Under Utilities in the Menu bar, select Terminal

Enter resetpassword

If you still can't get in, there are ways to backup your data and start over.

Very glad to hear it was successful. Which option worked?

Thanks for the feedback. If you can mark as answered, it will help other users that are looking for answers to this problem.