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need help i can't remember my login password and i can't reset it.
i tried reboot command r utilities reset password but didn't work
please advice thank you
iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.5)
Resetting Password
1. Shut down comp & wait a few minutes.
2. Turn on & at the same time hold down the “command” & “R” keys.
3. Next screen….. In the menu bar click on Utilities (NOT OS X UTILITIES)
4. In the drop down menu, click on Terminal.
5. In the terminal pop up small window: Type exactly—> resetpassword Hit return key.
6. Reset password window will pop up. Follow the onscreen instructions to reset password. Make sure you select the admin account to reset the password.
7. You can ignore the “keychain” pop up windows, which is what I did. Does not affect anything.
You can do the keychain stuff at your leisure.
8. Quit out of everything & restart your computer.
9. Enter your new reset password.
Also, check out the following User Tip: Reset the user password in OS X Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks and Yosemite
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When selecting passwords, make sure it's one that you will NEVER forget AND no one else can figure out.
Old school--- > Print it out & keep in a safe place. A place that ONLY you know about AND never forget.😉 Also helpful when you cannot get pass the log-in screen. 😉
New school---> Get a password manager utility. Highly recommend 1Password which is shareware. Another good password manager utility is Dashlane. Best of all, it's FREE!
Do a Google search for free password managers.
Hi I tried that.
THe little window comes up i write resetpassword and it says command not found
when turn my iMac i am holding command and r until the bell sound should I hold it until the apple logo? My keyboard is wireless.
TThank you
Hold down the Command + R keys until you get to the screen showing the Utilities menu bar. Also, make sure you do the above from a cold boot (comp is completely shut off), not a restart.
When you get to the terminal screen, double check to make sure you typed the word resetpassword correctly.
If still having problems use a wired keyboard.
reset forgotten login password on imac os x 10.7.5
