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| [HOWTO] Reset User Password via single user mode
Read this MacOSXHint on how to reset your 10.5 password via the single user mode. Quote:
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Cool hack! And one more reason to block single user mode by setting a firmware password if you use a mac at work!
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Thank you very much, but when I boot I hear the chime and then nothing but a black screen.
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says command not found when i type passwd somebody please help..!
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help resetting password!
__________________ • Apple iMac G5 17" (2 GHz G5) - Mac OS X 10.4.11/Ubuntu 9.10 • Asus Eee PC 901 (1.6 GHz Atom N270) - Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 • Apple Macintosh Quadra 650 (33 MHz MC68040) - Mac OS 8.1 • "JHVH-1" (2 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2400+) - Slackware 13 • "Kidbuntu" (2.8 GHz Celeron D 335) - Ubuntu 9.04 |
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instead of typing dscl . -passwd /Users/username password just type passwd /Users/username password thats what worked for me. |
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single user mode reset password:leopard mount -uw / ls /users passwd (user's name) (enter the password cannot be seen) reboot ------ single user mode change password tiger 1. mount -uw / 2. sh /etc/rc 3. ls /users 4. passwd (user name) |
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| I'm sorry, but I don't understand you at all. I bought a used mac laptop. The person I bought it from doesn't remember the password, so I can't install any new software or make myself the administrator. What can I do?
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