Change Password (forgot Password)

I cannot remember by admin password to my iMac and need to install a software update. There is a way to change the password within the System Preferences but it requires the old password. How can I change the password to a new one if I cannot remember the old one?

If u have installation disk
put the disc in
Press and hold ALT key
select the installation disk in startup manager
boot to disk
follow the the onscreen instruction
Click on utilities on top
you will have an dropdown list
select reset password
select your user name
you will have option to put the new password
close the reset password window and boot to HDD
boot to desktop
go to - Home user - library - keychains - remove login.keychain
this shold fix the issue

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Blackberry ID - forgot password, forgot password recovery info, exceeded login attempts, why can't BB send me email to reset password.

THE ISSUES ARE:
1. FORGOT PASSWORD
2. FORGOT PASSWORD RECOVERY INFO
3. EXCEEDED ATTEMPTS TO LOGIN
I HAVE READ OTHER PEOPLES FORUM PROBLEMS THAT ARE THE SAME. WHEN I FOLLOWED LINKS THAT SUPPORT GAVE THERE IS NO SOLUTION TO ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM.
What I need is simply this: Blackberry to send me a RESET PASSWORD link to the email I have registered with Blackberry WITHOUT HAVING TO PROVIDE PASSWORD RECOVERY INFO. This will enable me to bypass unknown recovery password info and access my Blackberry ID account.
Why haven't I been able to find a solution to fix the problem?
BECAUSE IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO EXIST........ ANYWHERE..... EVEN ON YOUTUBE BLACKBERRY ARE RUNNING AN OUT OF DATE SOLUTION CENTRE.
When looked online to Blackberry youtube video it shows a solution that doesn't exist! WHY? BECAUSE IT WAS UPLOADED IN 2011. DUH. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvdRb4qNG1M
If I can't remember my password or recovery password info there is NO other option available that will send me a reset password via email so I can keep my current BB ID.
KB34776 - does not apply because you HAVE TO BE ABLE TO REMEMBER YOUR RECOVERY PASSWORD!
CHECKED THIS OUT...
Workaround
If the BlackBerry ID password has been forgotten but the answer to the password recovery question is known, select Forgot Password on the smartphone and answer the recovery question to generate a password reset email. Follow KB28685 to complete this process.
If the BlackBerry smartphone user knows the email address used for the BlackBerry ID login but is unable to remember the associated password then it is possible to reset the password using the steps below:
Note: If the BlackBerry ID account is not confirmed, it is necessary to provide the answer to the password recovery question as part of the web based password reset flow.
To see if a BlackBerry ID account is confirmed, log in to the BlackBerry ID account, select Account Details and locate the Email Status field.  For instructions on confirming the BlackBerry ID account follow KB34137.
Browse to the following URL using a desktop browser, the BlackBerry Browser on the BlackBerry smartphone, or the Browser on the BlackBerry PlayBook: http://blackberryid.blackberry.com/bbid/recoverpassword
Enter the BlackBerry ID Username (email address) and the CAPTCHA characters, then clickSubmit.
Enter the Answer to the Password Recovery Question, then click OK.
Note: Answering the recovery question is only required if the BlackBerry ID account is not confirmed.
A confirmation message will be displayed A password reset email has been sent to [email protected], at which point, a reset email will be delivered to the associated email address inbox.
Log in to the email account associated to the BlackBerry ID using the desktop browser, BlackBerry Browser on the smartphone, or the Browser on the BlackBerry PlayBook.
Locate the password reset email and select the Change your BlackBerry ID password link.
Note: The BlackBerry ID reset email will come from [email protected]. If the email is not found in the inbox, check the mailbox's Spam or Junk folder.
When the password reset page loads, enter the Answer to the Password Recovery Question, enter the New Password, Confirm Password, then click Submit.
A confirmation message will display once the changes have been saved successfully.
Moving forward use the newly created password whenever logging into BlackBerry ID.
If the BlackBerry smartphone user does not know the email or password that was used for the BlackBerry ID, the BlackBerry ID will be locked out after 10 unsuccessful login attempts. See KB24157 for BlackBerry ID lockout behavior.
THEN CHECKED KB24157......
Overview
BlackBerry ID is the master key to BlackBerry smartphone products, sites, services and applications, including BlackBerry Protect and the BlackBerry App World storefront.
To prevent unauthorized access to the account, the BlackBerry ID will become locked out after a number of failed attempts. See the information below for an outline on the expected behavior:
Local Authentication Lockout
On BlackBerry PlayBook and BlackBerry smartphones if the user enters their BBID password incorrectly 10 times on the BBID sign in screen, verify password screen, or BBID Edit screens, they are LOCKED OUT of all the following functions on that BlackBerry device for 15 minutes:
Authenticating with their BlackBerry ID on the sign in screen
Authenticating with their BlackBerry ID on the verify password screen
Authenticating with their BlackBerry ID on the BBID edit screens
Note: The user can still log in on the web or any other devices associated with their BlackBerry ID. They are only locked out on the device where the 10 incorrect attempts occurred. On the locked out device, after 15 minutes, they get 1 try to provide the correct password on the sign in and/or verify password screens. If they fail to enter the correct password, they are locked out for an additional 15 minutes on that device.
Account Server Lockout
Users have total of 10 attempts to enter their password correctly against the BlackBerry ID Account Server.
The scenarios that increment the Account Server lockout counter are as follows:
Providing an incorrect password anywhere on the BlackBerry ID web portal (blackberry.com/blackberryid)
Providing an incorrect password within the BlackBerry ID Edit feature on any BlackBerry device or BlackBerry PlayBook
Note: if a user provides an incorrect password 5 times on the BlackBerry ID web portal (blackberry.com/blackberryid), and then 5 more times on the BlackBerry ID Edit feature on their BlackBerry PlayBook, the cumulative number of failed attempts is 10. Once the user has made 10 incorrect attempts to provide their password against the Account Server, they are locked out of the Account Server PERMANENTLY until they reset their password.
See KB26361 for information to reset a BlackBerry ID password
Note: The Account Server Lockout does NOT prevent the user from local authenticating on devices (the user can still authenticate on the sign in and verify password screens on their BlackBerry devices).
Forgot Password Lockout
If the user answers their Security Question incorrectly 10 times, they are locked out for 15 minutes of Forgot Password functionality on all interfaces such as:
BlackBerry website (blackberry.com/blackberryid)
BlackBerry PlayBook
BlackBerry smartphone
Note: After 15 minutes, they get 1 try, and if they fail to answer the question correctly, they are locked out for an additional 15 minutes.
THAT DIDN'T WORK SO NOW ITS BACK TO..... KB26361
Overview
To change the BlackBerry ID password, complete the steps below for the specific device:
From the BlackBerry 10 smartphone:
Swipe down from the top bezel on the home screen and select Settings.
Scroll down and select BlackBerry ID.
Select Change Password.
Enter the current password in the Current BlackBerry ID Password field.
Enter the new password in the New BlackBerry ID Password and Confirm New Passwordfields.
Select Submit to complete the password change.
To confirm the change You have changed your password will be displayed.
Also, if the BlackBerry ID password has been forgotten, select Forgot Password on the smartphone and answer the recovery question to generate a password reset email. Follow KB28685 to complete this process.
Note: When using the recovery question password reset method, the generated email will be delivered to the BlackBerry 10 smartphone if the BlackBerry ID email address has been setup via Settings >Accounts
From a computer:
Visit http://www.bbid.com/ from a PC or BlackBerry smartphone browser.
Click Log in.
Enter the BlackBerry ID Username (email address) and password, then click Sign In.
Click Account Details.
Next to Password, click Edit.
Enter in the current password, followed by the new password. Enter the new password again in the confirm password field, then click Save.
Click Done to exit from the BlackBerry ID account information screens.
From the BlackBerry smartphone running BlackBerry 6:
Navigate to Options > Third Party Applications > BlackBerry ID.
Click on Change next to BlackBerry ID Password.
Enter in the current password, followed by the new password. Enter the new password again in the confirm password field, then click OK.
A confirmation message will display Your password has been successfully changed.
Click OK.
From the BlackBerry smartphone running BlackBerry 7:
Navigate to Options > Device > BlackBerry ID.
Click on Change next to BlackBerry ID Password.
Enter in the current password, followed by the new password. Enter the new password again in the confirm password field, then click OK .
A confirmation message will display Your password has been successfully changed.
Click OK.
From the BlackBerry Playbook tablet:
Navigate to the Options icon.
Select BlackBerry ID.
Click on the Edit button next to Change Password.
Enter in the current password, followed by the new password. Enter the new password again in the confirm password field, then click Submit.
A confirmation message will display You have changed your password.
Click OK.
If the password for a BlackBerry ID account has been forgotten and the login is unsuccessful, use the following process to reset the password.
Note: If the BlackBerry ID account is not confirmed, it is necessary to provide the answer to the password recovery question as part of the web based password reset flow.  To see if a BlackBerry ID account is confirmed, login to the BlackBerry ID account, select Account Details and locate the Email Status field.  For instructions on confirming the BlackBerry ID account follow  KB34137.
To generate a password reset email, complete the following:
Browse to the following URL using a desktop browser, the Browser on the BlackBerry smartphone or the Browser on the BlackBerry PlayBook: http://blackberryid.blackberry.com/bbid/recoverpassword
Enter the BlackBerry ID Username (email address) and the CAPTCHA characters, then clickSubmit.
Enter the Answer to the Password Recovery Question, then click OK. (Answering the recovery question is only required if the BlackBerry ID account is not confirmed)
A confirmation message will be displayed A password reset email has been sent to [email protected] , at which point, a reset email will be delivered to the associated email address inbox.
Login to the email account associated to the BlackBerry ID using the desktop browser, BlackBerry Browser on the BlackBerry smartphone or the browser on the BlackBerry PlayBook.
Locate the password reset email and select the Change your BlackBerry ID password link.
Note: The BlackBerry ID reset email will come from [email protected] If the email is not found in the inbox, check the Spam or Junk folder.
When the password reset page loads, enter the Answer to the Password Recovery Question, enter the New Password, Confirm Password, then click Submit.
Note: Answering the recovery question is only required if the BlackBerry ID account is not confirmed.
A confirmation message will display once the changes have been saved successfully.
Moving forward use the newly created password whenever logging into BlackBerry ID.
Note: If the BlackBerry ID email address is a BlackBerry mail address (e.g. <username>@tmo.blackberry.net), the BlackBerry ID password reset email will not be received on the BlackBerry smartphone. Since the BlackBerry mail address is not accessible from a computer, the steps outlined in KB28111 will need to be performed.
IT ALL LEADS BACK TO THE SAME UNHELPFUL NON-SOLUTION OF USE THE PASSWORD RECOVERY QUESTION....
Can the tech department of Blackberry please sort out this ridiculous unhelpful system by sending customers a direct email if password is forgotten so they can reset without having to go through the above without finding a solution.
THANK YOU.

Hi and Welcome to the Community!
Please see this "sticky" post, along with the threads to which it links, for helpful information to guide you as you proceed:
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/Social-Lounge/How-This-Site-and-Formal-Support-Work/td-p/2540...
Hopefully, this information will be of use to you.
That said, it sounds like you have exhausted all of the automatic recovery methods...but just in case, please see this "sticky" post for helpful information concerning your BBID situation:
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-World/How-to-regain-access-to-your-BBID/td-p/25467...
Hopefully, this information will be of use to you.
But do please keep in mind that security is a 2-way street...the human element play an equal part in that security, and you have failed at that in this situation, yet desire for the automated methods to still recover for you. Such just isn't possible, because your failure has exceeded the capabilities of the automated methods.
Hence, you likely need human intervention from an actual BB representative, which is not available in this forum (as discussed in the first link I gave you above). But, the methods to attempt to seek human intervention are posted within the 2nd link I gave you.
Cheers, and Good Luck!
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Forgot password, forgot password

forgot password to start up computer

Check this:
If you forget your administrator password
If you don’t remember your administrator password, you can reset it using the Mac OS X install media. For more information about install media, see:
Mac OS X install media
IMPORTANT:Because a user with the Mac OS X install media can gain unrestricted access to your computer, you should keep the media in a safe place.
To reset the administrator password using the Mac OS X install media:
Insert the Mac OS X install media into your computer, and then restart your computer.
NOTE: If you’re using another computer’s optical drive, make sure your computer is set up for remote installation. For more information about remote installation, see:
Using Remote Install Mac OS X
When you hear the startup tone, press and hold down the C key until you see the spinning gear.
When the Language Chooser appears, select your language, and then click the Continue button (looks like an arrow).
In the Installer, choose Utilities > Reset Password.
Follow the onscreen instructions to change the password.
Be sure to change the password for your login keychain to match your new account password so your keychain is unlocked when you log in. For more information see:
Changing your keychain password
Ciao.

Error while changing password after Forgot password

I have integrated OAM and OAAM in my environment. This issue occurs while accessing a protected resource.
After clicking on forgot password and correctly answering the challenge questions, when I change the password, it shows me an error message: "There is a technical error processing your request"
Here is the em console log:
Reauth failed. authUser=VCryptAuthUser{loginId='user1', bharosaUserId='103', customerGroupId='Default', customerId='32_79fc2a666c32eb4cf1e645777821153d8b5d93a308e4275e351408e3f264f0c1', fullName='null', roles=null, securityPreferences={localeCountry=, status=2, imagePath=$base\keypad\200207091-001.jpg, personalNote=persuasive double, passwordUpdateTime=1358142920306, userType=1, isLocked=false, imageStatus=2, phraseStatus=2, secondFactor=0, passwordStatus=1, localeLanguage=en, email=null, isPinEnabled=false, pinUpdateTime=1358142920306, questionStatus=2, localeVariant=, authType=2, authMode=0, pinStatus=1}}, result=authReult=2, authErrorString=null
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Were you able to resolve this? I'm seeing the same issue with the same logs.

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His there I want to change my iTunes password because I forgot it how do I go about this?? HELP!!

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https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201487

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If you can't remember your security questions and answers, the optional rescue email provides a way to reset them. You can read more about that here:
Rescue email address and how to reset Apple ID security questions
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5312
If you did not provide a rescue email address, you can't reset your security questions and you'll need to contact iTunes Store support to have them reset.
Welcome to Apple Support Communities!
All the best,
Delgadoh

HT201263 i forgot password of icloud and i did restore with itunes and again it wants password, so now i cant do anything, i forgot e-mail password which is sending e-mail address. so i cant use my ipad, what can i do? how can i change i cloud address wit

i forgot password of icloud and i did restore with itunes and again it wants password, so now i cant do anything, i forgot e-mail password which is sending e-mail address. so i cant use my ipad, what can i do? how can i change i cloud address without old

Is your phone still signed in with your old iTues ID for iCloud (in Settings>iCloud)?

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I want to change my Apple ID for IPad because forgot password and all email addresses changed so cannot get informations for password reset. What can I do?

I was wondering if you ever figured this out. I have the same issue. When I try to use the support communities, there are so many with the same problems and never seem to be any replys?? Not very helpful and I can not get Apple to return my emails.

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You have to go to Settings > App Store; Settings>iCloud and sign out of your old Apple ID and into the new one. Your new ID will not spontaneously show up on your iPhone, you have to change it yourself in Settings.
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instagram is telling me to change my password and when i go on 'Forgot Password?' then 'reset using facebook' a pop up comes up saying 'We could not find any instagram linked to your facebook account. Try searching for your username or email instead'. but i forgot the the password to the email i used for it:/ help me!!

http://help.instagram.com/

HT5312 Dear Apple , kindly i need to change my ID password but they want from me to answer two question but i forgot the answers , so i surprised that their is secure email and i didn't add it so how can change my password and change the secure email ,urg

Dear Apple , kindly i need to change my ID password but they want from me to answer two question but i forgot the answers , so i surprised that their is secure email and i didn't add it so how can change my password and change the secure email ,urgent plz

You a renot addressing Apple here at all.
We are all itunes users just like you.

HT201263 Hi I keep getting error 4005 when I attemp to restore my Ipad. Had to restore back to factory settings as my daughter changed password, forgot and I did not back up my ipad to icloud. Help will be appreciated. Kevin

Hi I keep getting error 4005 when I attemp to restore my Ipad. Had to restore back to factory settings as my daughter changed password, forgot and I did not back up my ipad to icloud. Help will be appreciated. Kevin

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5314
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5381335
https://discussions.apple.com/message/23609307#23609307
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https://www.google.dk/search?q=apple+restore+error+4005&oq=apple+restore+error+4 005&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60.7969j0j7&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8

How can I change my iPad password when I forgot the current password. Now I'm locked out.

I've changed my iPad password and now I can't remember what I changed it to. I've tried holding the home key down while I plug in the power but the old password is still requested . I have my backup in the in the cloud so once I get a get a valid password I'll be able to do a restore.

You will need to restore your iPad from the same computer that you most recently synced to.
Read this: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1212
If you can't do the restore then you will need to try recovery mode.
Read this: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4097

HT4798 i created my apple id account, verified but know i m unable to log on, it says incorrect password, i tried to reset via forgot password option but it does not send reset password page to my e- mail address, how can i get this sorted or delete my pr

User created apple id account, verified but know she is unable to log on, it says incorrect password, she tried to reset via forgot password option but it does not send reset password page to here e- mail address, how can i get this sorted? or how can i get her whole apple account deleted and created new one using same e - mail address?

The idea to jumpstart by change was not the smartest one, but gives you an opportunity to use that "temporary" account as permanent. You do not have a choice cause obviously despite you thinking that old account is no more -it does exist on Apple servers. And if you are unwilling to share your [email protected] with friend, just create one extra [email protected] for your friend. One suggestion - do not use gmail.

Somebody has created an apple id using my gmail id. So I gave forgot password option and reset the password of the id. But for resetting the security questions, link is going to some other email id which is created by the other guy.How can I resolve this?

When I tried to create and apple id using my gmail account i found that somebody has already created an apple id using my gmail id. So I gave forgot password option and reset the password of the id. But for resetting the security questions, link is going to some other email id which is created by the other guy. Now the problem is that the other guy also can reset my password and access my account.
I contacted apple customer care and they are not ready to help me saying that I need to give information about the last device I logged in using this id. How can I give it when I did not create it?:) Also they are saying this account has been verified and that could happen only if someone has hacked my gmail account and verified the id using the link sent by apple.
Later I did some experiments and found that this is a security flaw from apple. Somebody has created the id and never used it(I tried to loggin to icloud and it was saying this account was not used it any apple device). The account became verified when I reset the password.(This is a bug, account should be verified only when we click on the verification link sent by apple).
The other mistake apple did is that they allotted my gmail account to someone before it's verified eventhough it cannot be used unless verified. Actually apple should allot the account id only after verifying the email address.
Apple customer care is not ready to help and I am tired of fighting with them. Can any of you guys suggest any means of getting back my gmail id to use it as apple id?

I don't think you're going to be able to. I would guess the other person used your address by accident, and when he found he couldn't access the account (because you'd changed the password) he abandoned it. Your GMail address is now locked to that account and even if it was changed you can't use it to create another.
You already have an Apple ID, which you use to log in here; you can use that to create an iCloud account if that's what you are trying to do. If you want to create a different Apple ID just get another free address such as a Yahoo one.

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