Forgotten administrator name and password

Hi all
i have mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63), but longtime back i kept lock for any changes to be made on my mac.
Unfortunatly I lost my Adminstratot name and password .Now i cannot even update my OS in Mac
How do i over come this hurdle.
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How to reset your Mac OSX password without installer disc:
http://www.macyourself.com/2009/08/03/how-to-reset-your-mac-os-x-password-withou t-an-installer-disc/

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    Boot to the Recovery HD:
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I cannot remember the administrator name and password that I set up when first using macbook pro. How can I find these?

You must back up all data before continuing, unless you've already done so. If you need to back up but can't log in, ask for instructions.
If the user account is associated with an Apple ID, and you know the Apple ID password, then maybe the Apple ID can be used to reset your user account password.
Otherwise*, boot into Recovery mode. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select
Utilities ▹ Terminal
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res
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Select your boot volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected.
Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.
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Answered in the other thread you posted in:
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BumpkinBelles wrote:
I recently seperated from my partner but got to keep the family MacBook Air
However, my partner set up the orginal administrator name and password and won't provide the details. He also won't supply the Start Up Drive which apparently I could use to do this if I had it.
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