help45
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Q: How can someone log into there administrator account if they don't have a password for it??

How can someone log into there administrator account that doesn't have a password for it?? Or how do you get a password for it??

MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Oct 18, 2014 7:38 AM

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Q: How can someone log into there administrator account if they don't have a password for it??

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  • by Barney-15E,

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Oct 18, 2014 7:45 AM in response to help45
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    Oct 18, 2014 7:45 AM in response to help45

    If you have forgotten your password and don’t have another admin account to log into,

    Boot into Recovery by holding down cmd-r on restart.

    Once booted, select Terminal from the Utilities menu.

    In the Terminal window, type resetpassword.

    Follow the prompts to select your hard drive and account, then reset the password.

     

    You will lose your Keychain passwords, so you will have to reset your keychain once you change the account password and log in normally.

    Resetting your keychain in Mac OS X