cyrilfromaz
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Q: finding my iMac user password

I have lost my user password to sign in after it sleeps or is shut down. What do I do now?


Posted on Aug 25, 2014 8:24 PM

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Q: finding my iMac user password

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  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Aug 25, 2014 11:21 PM in response to cyrilfromaz
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    Aug 25, 2014 11:21 PM in response to cyrilfromaz

    What
    OS version?

     

    1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.

     

    2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Utilities from the Installer menu at the top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)

     

    Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access the Menubar at top.

     

    1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.

    2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Reset Password from the Installer menu at the top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)

    Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Reset Password.

     

    Reset Password 10.7, 10.8, 10.9...

    http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20087723-263/how-to-run-the-password-reset- utility-in-os-x-10.7-lion/

     

    Then Reset your Keychain...

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1544

     

    If a Maste PW you're between a rock & a hard place though.