flush DNS cache on mac 10.6.8 w/o admin. password

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flush DNS cache on mac 10.6.8 w/o admin. password

I'm trying to access a site but they say they're server has changed and that I have to flush DNS cache first. I have a Mac 10.6.8 and when I go to applications, utilities and terminal I'm unable to get past the code because I don't remember my administrator's password. How do you reset the password so I can do this or is there something else that can be done?

Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Feb 9, 2016 5:17 PM

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Linc Davis

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Feb 9, 2016 6:10 PM in response to lailafromoakville

If you really do need to flush the DNS cache (which I doubt), you can do it by restarting the computer. The cache is in memory, not in a file, and it's wiped out when you restart.

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