I use my intel iMac offline and have forgotten my password. How can I retrieve it? It won,t let me reinstall - adrian

I am trying to reinstall OS on my offline IMac intel but have forgotten the password and can't retrieve it. How do I reset password?

This article should help you solve that:
http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/10/forgot-mac-password-how-to-reset-mac-password/

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Boot into Recovery Partition.
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