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i don't know admin user& password

hi

exusme becuse ican't good speak english_i from iran & i'm persian

i'm log in by guest user

ican't log in by admin user beacuse i do'nt know administrator user&password


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MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2), ***********

Posted on May 22, 2015 5:17 AM

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May 22, 2015 9:59 AM in response to ali.zare021

OS X 10.10 Yosemite


Find username and reset password


Start the computer,then press and hold down command and R keys to start into recovery partition.

When you see the Apple logo, release the keys.

Wait until OS X Utilities window shows up.


Move the mouse pointer to the menubar at the very top of the screen and click "Utilities", then select "Terminal"

from the drop down.


Terminal window will appear.

Type in resetpassword and press enter on the keyboard.

Leave the Terminal window open.


Reset Password Utility window will open with Macintosh HD selected.


Select the user account from the popup menu box under “Select user account”.


Enter a new password.

Reenter the new password for the user.

Enter a hint.

Click the "Save" button.



Click  in the menubar and select Restart.

Log in.


If Keychain dialog box appears, select “Create New Keychain”.

i don't know admin user& password

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