Frankab
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Q: cannot remember password for Security and Privacy.  Is there a work around?

I cannot remember the password for making changes in Security and Privacy.  I have tried everyone password that I can think of it should be with no luck.  Is there a work around or do I have to reinstall OSX.

 

Thanks

 

Frank

Mac Pro, Windows 7, iPhone 5, iTouch 4 Gen, iPhone 4

Posted on Dec 14, 2015 10:55 AM

by Linc Davis,Solvedanswer
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A:

Please start up in Recovery mode. When the OS X Utilities window appears, select

          Utilities ▹ Terminal

from the menu bar at the top of the screen—not from any of the items in the OS X Utilities window.

In the window that opens, type this:

resetp

Press the tab key. The partial command you typed will automatically be completed to this:

resetpassword

Press return. A Reset Password window opens. Close the Terminal window to get it out of the way.

Select the startup volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected. You won't be able to do this if FileVault is active.

Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.

Follow the prompts to reset the password. It's safest to choose a password that includes only the characters a-z, A-Z, and 0-9.

Select

           ▹ Restart

from the menu bar.

You should now be able to log in with the new password, but the Keychain will be reset (empty.) If you've forgotten the Keychain password (which is ordinarily the same as the login password), there's no way to recover it.

Posted on Dec 14, 2015 12:30 PM

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Q: cannot remember password for Security and Privacy.  Is there a work around?

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  • by dominic23,

    dominic23 dominic23 Dec 14, 2015 11:11 AM in response to Frankab
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    Dec 14, 2015 11:11 AM in response to Frankab

    Is the administrator password blank?

     

    If you haven't tried this already, try it.

     

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203127

  • by Linc Davis,Solvedanswer

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Dec 14, 2015 12:30 PM in response to Frankab
    Level 10 (208,037 points)
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    Dec 14, 2015 12:30 PM in response to Frankab

    Please start up in Recovery mode. When the OS X Utilities window appears, select

              Utilities ▹ Terminal

    from the menu bar at the top of the screen—not from any of the items in the OS X Utilities window.

    In the window that opens, type this:

    resetp

    Press the tab key. The partial command you typed will automatically be completed to this:

    resetpassword

    Press return. A Reset Password window opens. Close the Terminal window to get it out of the way.

    Select the startup volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected. You won't be able to do this if FileVault is active.

    Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.

    Follow the prompts to reset the password. It's safest to choose a password that includes only the characters a-z, A-Z, and 0-9.

    Select

               ▹ Restart

    from the menu bar.

    You should now be able to log in with the new password, but the Keychain will be reset (empty.) If you've forgotten the Keychain password (which is ordinarily the same as the login password), there's no way to recover it.

  • by Frankab,

    Frankab Frankab Dec 17, 2015 2:14 PM in response to Frankab
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    Dec 17, 2015 2:14 PM in response to Frankab

    Thanks for help. All is good again‼️