Authenticating password

I was recently given a previously used G4 from a family member that cant remember the authentication password and is having a hard time finding the original install disk. I have the new 10.5 cd and still need a password to download it. Until then I can't use my printer etc...Can you help?

I'm thinking that if the 10.5 Installer DVD doesn't work for you to reset the administrator password, you'll probably have to get ahold of a 10.3 installer DVD in order to reset it. Short of that, you may have to take it into an Apple Store or someplace that works on Macs and have them do it for you.
Did you try this procedure, taken from (10.4.x's) Finder Help using "reset admin password" as search terms, using the 10.5 installer DVD?
If you don't remember the password and automatic login is turned off, you can reset the administrator password using the Mac OS X User Install disc. To reset the administrator password using the Mac OS X disc:
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc and restart the computer.
2. When you hear the startup tone, hold down the "C" key until you see the spinning gear.
3. When the Installer appears, choose Utilities > Reset Password.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to change the password.
5. Quit the Installer and restart your computer while holding down the mouse button to eject the disc.
BTW, is the G4 clock speed greater than 800 MHz? I'm just asking because I thought I heard that Leopard won't run on 800-MHz and slower machines.
PS - this probably wasn't the most appropriate forum for you to post in; so if what I say here doesn't work out for you and nobody else here posts a workable solution for you, try posting your question in this other forum instead.

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My authentication password does not work for some reason. So I searched on here and found directions to put in the installation disk, hold down "c" and restart the computer. Then select "reset password" from the installer menu. Well the "reset password" was grayed out. That didn't work. Then I read somewhere to disable the open firmware before doing all of the above. I have no idea how to disable the open firmware, where it even is, or what it even is.
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*Well the "reset password" was grayed out.*
Features of Open Firmware Password Protection
Blocks the ability to use the "C" key to start up from an optical disc.
Since I understand that you were able to boot from the install cd/dvd, it would seem that you do not have a firmware password. There must be some other problem.
Here are some other ways of changing the password.
Changing password from single user mode:
You can also change the administrator's password from single user mode. These steps are more complicated.
You need to get into single use mode for steps one and two.
This page will tell you how to get into single user mode.
http://www.securemac.com/macosxsingleuser.php
Basically, you hold down the command-s key when powering on. The command key has a little apple symbol on the lower left. It is between the alt/option key and the space bar. On a PC keyboard, it will be the windows key, I think.
1) Get the Mac to set up a new administrative account. You can then change the password on your old account.
This was Posted by: JoseAranda at September 9, 2006 3:48 AM
OK, restart your computer, hold down Command-s and type in the following:
/sbin/fsck -y [Enter]
/sbin/mount -uaw [Enter]
rm /var/db/.applesetupdone [Enter]
reboot [Enter]
Once you've done that the computer reboots and ask you to set up an admin password. From there you just change all other account passwords in the account preferences!!
end of posted by: JoseAranda
http://www.askdavetaylor.com/howdo_i_reset_my_mac_os_x_admin_rootpassword.html
You will need to scoll down to see this post. Search for applesetupdone
Once you have a new administrative account, you can change the password of your old administrative account
blue apple > System Preferences > Accounts
2) You can change the password on an account. ( Do you know Unix. You are in a Unix single user console. )
To find out the users on the system type:
ls /Users
Pick one of the users and type passwd a-user-name and enter the new user password. You need six characters. One of these account will be the administrator.
The root account isn't enabled by default. I am not sure if changing the password on root will enable it.
How to crack Mac OS X password
I recommend changing your password, but with a lot of computer work you can find out your current password.
shttp://www.wap.org/journal/crackmacpasswords.html
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Authentication password disabled

On both iPad and iPhone authentication password disabled each time I try to configure email settings.
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If you mean the password to unlock you iPad, you can disable this in Settings>General>Passcode Lock>Turn Passcode Off.
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Hi,
I would like to ask 1 question about machine based authentication on 802.1x.
1.We are deploying 802.1x on wired user.
2.Some user are using machine based authentication in order to authenticate their port.
3.However, after the user password expired, the user need to change their password and then the machine are unable to authenticate. The error i got is "External DB user invalid or bad password". Then switch assign the user to Guest Vlan
4.But, once i plug out the cable and plug in back the UTP cable after the user login, the switch will assigned the user to proper VLAN.
5.User wont be able to access their share drive n etc since the guest vlan only have access to the internet.
5.Anyone have any idea what is happening? It seems that the machine is sending the old password during authentication process to the ACS.
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This should certainly work with that rev. On your passed (or failed) auth log, you should see the username of the session authenticating. If you see the FQDN of the machine, this is a machine auth. Also, machine-auth typically executes before the GINA is displayed to the user. It sounds like machine-auth is failing and we need to determine why. Has this machine been away from the domain for long?
This also might help:
http://supportwiki.cisco.com/ViewWiki/index.php/802.1x_authentication_with_Cisco_Secure_Access_Control_Server_fails_to_work_for_Microsoft_Windows_XP_PC

PDF calling webservice - handling an incorrect authentication password

Hi All,
I have a PDF, connected to a webservice.
Connecting to this webservice requires authentication (username & password).
In the event that the user enters an incorrect password, how do I handle this on the PDF form?
I noticed in LC server logs, it logs that an incorrect password was attempted on a WSDL, however I dont seem to be getting anything back.
I have put a try catch around the connection in the PDF, but I recieve nothing.
Surely, I am missing something here about handling Webservice responses when calling from a PDF.
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Hi Gerben,
Thanks for hint. I created a new credential for SOAP. But there is a new issue. While calling the webservice, parameters are not passed properly. Service provider considers those values as null and returns an exception. Am I missing any other setting here?
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Where are the authentication passwords stored in Firefox?

I created a web site which was set up with a password and I have forgotten it.
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It is quite possible that this website displays those dots (bullets) as some default place holder if they appear in the password field.
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Password_Manager

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first time poster here. I have been asked by a colleague if Safari 2.x under OS X 10.4.x behaves in the exact same manner as FireFox 2.x - specifically with regard to authentication challenges and sending text in the clear. In safari, He has stated that when accessing a specific proxy site with auth the dialog box say that the password will be sent in the clear.
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[email protected]
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egillis, welcome to Discussions!
This is really a developer question. Though someone may answer it here, you may have better luck posting in Safari's own development forum.
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My has been changing spontaneously. When I am trying to install a program or perform any task that requires a password comes a message "Sorry, you entered an invalid username or password. Please try again." When it suggests my password hint, the hint is exactly what I had and match with my password but nothing happen and keeps me unable to do my tasks or installation. I followed the instructions to restart with the OS X installation CD pressing the "C" key and reset my password but nothing changes. Then I gave up and reinstall the OS X. For a period of time the things seems to be working OK after the OS X installation, but after the software updates the problem starts again. What's going on? How to solve it? Can be a problem with some of the updates?
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I found myself the answer. I don't know why but in the authentication window the correspondent letters in the keyboard are mixed up. Tha's why I typed the password and always come with the message of wrong password. I discovered that when accidentally tried to type the password in the line above where we could see the letters instead of dots. So for the letter "t" I had to type "k", for letter "s" I had to tipe":" and so on. The same problem happened in my 3 computers and after I solved the quiz ant typed my original password with the decifrated letters everything started to work fine, even if I had to install a new program. This odd situation start to happen when I start to use the iSync but I am not sure it really can be related with this bug. If somebody have the same problem try this solution!

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EDIT: Ignore, solved. Just hadn't correctly installed gnome-keyring so it wasn't storing the password
Last edited by kaijday (2014-02-05 12:41:16)

Tartan Terror,
Try updating to 1.1.4, and then remove the email account from settings, and re-add it completely, not just adding the password to the existing settings.
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We have recently changed to use Enterprise User Security (EUS) for our client authentication (password global authentication).
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Further to this, I have now found a suitable resolution to this that doesn't require an external client.
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Is there a way to disable authentication (authentication/password) in POP (incoming mails). Our mail client does not provide user info for authentication.
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Password window for authentication times out...

Hey all, I tried to get some responses on this last year, with no success so I am trying again.
I have not been able to install software updates for many months. When I select "Install updates", my authentication [password] window pops up. I can not get a blinking icon in the password window, nor will it let me type. I just get the pinwheel and after about 8 seconds, the window closes.
I have tried rebooting, booting with startup disc, ctrl + apple + R + P reboot 3 times, etc.
Was told to install Snow Leopard and so I bought it today. BUT, to install it, yep, I need to enter my password which it will not allow me to do.
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Sorry to hear you got no responses, let's see what we can do here now!
Could be many things, but it's best to start with these two steps, which may fix it also...
"Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Tiger Mac OS X Install disc , then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, *you must select your language first.)*
*Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions.
5. Select your Mac OS X volume.
6. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
Then Safe Boot , (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it finishes.
Safe Boot... holding Shift key down at bootup. Safe Boot is a special way to start Mac OS X 10.2 or later when troubleshooting.
How do I reset a Mac OS X Keychain Password?...
http://www.tech-faq.com/reset-mac-os-x-keychain-password.shtml
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1631
Open Keychain Access in Utilities, use Keychain First Aid under the Menu item.
Resetting your keychain in Mac OS X...
If Keychain First Aid finds an issue that it cannot repair, or if you do not know your keychain password, you may need to reset your keychain.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1544
Drag this file to the desktop and reboot...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.keychainaccess.plist
Mac OS X 10.4: Keychain Access asks for keychain "login" after changing login password...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1631
Re: Keychain is no longer able to update itself when I upgrade an application...
http://unsanity.org/archives/2007_01.php
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I found a solution to my problem via Google: <http://unsanity.org/archives/2007_01.php>. The problem the author describes sounds more or less exactly like the problem I was having. I followed his solution of deleting my var/db/CodeEquivalenceDatabase file, and everything seems to be going smoothly.

VPN connection on Mac gives "PPP Server cannot be authenticated"

Hello all
I am trying to connect my mac mini to my company's VPN. On my mac mini I tried the following to connect to VPN.
- System Preferences -> Network
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This does connect the mac to the vpn but after an interval of 6-10 minutes I always get a "PPP server cannot be authenticated" error. I can't seem to understand what is going wrong over here. The same problem is with every mac trying to connect to this vpn. Windows PC users did not report a problem of such sort.
I checked the system logs as well. Here's what happened until the connection was disconnected.
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Thu Apr 14 14:43:07 2011 : secondary DNS address 192.168.1.85
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Slow on authentication windows

My work 15" MacBook Pro (2.3 GHz i7) running 10.8.5 has a strange problem that I have not been able to figure out why it's happening.
When I am away from work, my MB Pro is very slow on any sort of OS X authentication:
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Once putting in my password it can take 5-10 minutes for the password prompt to go away.
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