Can't recall password when connecting 2 Macs via Firewire (Snow Leopard)
In Leopard I used to be able to connect my iMac and my Macbook to each other with a Firewire cable and share/move large files between them. Since the upgrade to Snow Leopard when I connect the two machines up I'm prompted to enter a password which I can't recall setting. I've tried all my usual password variants to no avail
Is there anyway I can find the password that I set or can I change one of them?
EDIT: If I connect as a Guest I can see the shared folder on my machines (I have Filesharing turned on). An easy workaround would probably be to add the folders I need to play with to the Filesharing list but I'm more concerned about the password issue
Message was edited by: robbo™
Essentially I am connecting the 2 Macs to each other with a Firewire cable. In Finder, under Shared, I can see my Macbook and I can connect as a guest but the password that should work simply doesn't
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