how do i reset my password for admin

OS X Mavericks: Reset a login password

Scroll down to Resetting the original administrator account password. Try the procedure under reset your user password with your Apple ID.

If that does not work for whatever reason you can also use the following technique:

1. Restart your Mac while holding down the ⌘ and R keys at the same time until you see the OS X Recovery screen.
2. From the menu bar at the top, select Utilities > Terminal.
3. In the Terminal window type resetpassword and press Enter. A window will open behind Terminal that looks like this

1. Select your startup volume ("Macintosh HD" in the above screenshot), choose your user account from the dropdown selection, enter a new password, complete the password hint field, and click Save.
2. You may then see a confirmation dialog explaining how this change affects Keychain Access and what to do about it. Remember it or write it down, then click OK.
3. Quit Reset Password
4. Quit Terminal
5. Quit OS X Utilities and restart your Mac.

To fix your Keychain problems, go to your Utilities folder and open Keychain Access. Follow the steps here: Mac OS X: Keychain Access asks for keychain "login" after changing login password.

What Mac OS X do you have? If Lion or Mountain Lion or Mavericks, restart holding the Command and R keys.

From the Utilities drop down, select Terminal. When the Terminal opens, type exactly:

resetpassword

And press Enter.

Select the admin user, type a new password twice, leave the hint blank and Save. Accept the next window that opens, and then reset the home directory permissions, lower right of the reset password window.

Go to the apple left side of the menu bar, Restart.