Computer login password
I am trying to download adobe flash player it is asking for my password to continue. I tried typing in my computer login password but this does not work. Any suggestions?
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Change the password. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274
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Printing from InDesign asking for computer login password
Hi. Just got new MacPro, CS4 Design Premium. Every time printing from InDesign asking for computer login password. Never happened with CS3. Is there any way to avoid job holding in printer's dialog box, waiting for authentification? No problems printing from Acrobat, Photoshop or Entourage etc. Checked computer preferences, nothing shows permission/security restrictions are applied. What could cause holding print jobs from InDesign?
Here's what it says in Status field: On Hold (Authentification required)...so I have to click “Resume” every time, enter password and only then it prints.
Printer: HP5100 laserJet. HP did not associated this issue with printer or drivers. Please help. Thanks!Thanks for your help, Marvin!
Sharing has been set up, PW is in keychain. Still asking for "authenification"..
After talking to Adobe tech support, here's the answer:
"Issue: When attempting to print, customer is continually asked to authenticate.
Resolution: Printer is possibly too old to understand the print data InDesign is outputting. Try updating drivers or using a newer printer".
I guess I will request new printed from management, mine is 2003... -
Problem description:
Computer takes a long time to fire up. Spinning ball is seen during start up, sometimes when login dialog box, and sometimes after entering login password. My mac freeze often, especially when using Lightroom…. Help is much appreciated!
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated 3. november 2014 kl. 01.23.41 CET
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 2:49:19
Disk Information: ℹ️
Samsung SSD 840 EVO 500GB disk0 : (500,11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (260.35 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Configuration files: ℹ️
/etc/sysctl.conf - Exists
/etc/hosts - Count: 15
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
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/Applications/IPVanish.app
[not loaded] foo.tap (1.0) Support
[not loaded] foo.tun (1.0) Support
/Applications/LaCie Desktop Manager.app
[not loaded] com.LaCie.ScsiType00 (1.2.13 - SDK 10.5) Support
[not loaded] com.jmicron.driver.jmPeripheralDevice (2.0.4) Support
[not loaded] com.lacie.driver.LaCie_RemoteComms (1.0.1 - SDK 10.5) Support
[not loaded] com.oxsemi.driver.OxsemiDeviceType00 (1.28.13 - SDK 10.5) Support
/Applications/Private Eye.app
[loaded] com.radiosilenceapp.nke.PrivateEye (1 - SDK 10.7) Support
/Library/Application Support/HASP/kexts
[not loaded] com.aladdin.kext.aksfridge (1.0.2) Support
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.hzsystems.terminus.driver (4) Support
[not loaded] com.nvidia.CUDA (1.1.0) Support
[not loaded] com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) Support
[not loaded] com.sony.filesystem.prodisc_fs (2.3.0) Support
[not loaded] com.sony.protocol.prodisc (2.3.0) Support
/Users/[redacted]/Library/Services/ToastIt.service/Contents/MacOS
[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0) Support
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CUDA: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CUDA
ProTec6b: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ProTec6b
Startup items are obsolete and will not work in future versions of OS X
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist Support
[running] com.digitalrebellion.EditmoteListener.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.intego.backupassistant.agent.plist Support
[running] com.mcafee.menulet.plist Support
[invalid?] com.mcafee.reporter.plist Support
[loaded] com.nvidia.CUDASoftwareUpdate.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[running] com.orbicule.WitnessUserAgent.plist Support
[loaded] com.xrite.device.softwareupdate.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
[running] com.aladdin.aksusbd.plist Support
[failed] com.aladdin.hasplmd.plist Support
[running] com.edb.launchd.postgresql-8.4.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[running] com.intego.BackupAssistant.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.ipvanish.helper.openvpn.plist Support
[loaded] com.ipvanish.helper.pppd.plist Support
[invalid?] com.mcafee.ssm.ScanFactory.plist Support
[invalid?] com.mcafee.ssm.ScanManager.plist Support
[running] com.mcafee.virusscan.fmpd.plist Support
[loaded] com.mvnordic.mvlicensehelper.offline.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
[running] com.orbicule.witnessd.plist Support
[loaded] com.radiosilenceapp.nke.PrivateEye.plist Support
[running] com.xrite.device.xrdd.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[invalid?] com.digitalrebellion.SoftwareUpdateAutoCheck.plist Support
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist Support
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
Skype Program (/Applications/Skype.app)
GetBackupAgent Program (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/BeLight Software/Get Backup 2/GetBackupAgent.app)
PhoneViewHelper Program (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/PhoneView/PhoneViewHelper.app)
EarthDesk Core UNKNOWN (missing value)
Dropbox Program (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer ProgramHidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
i1ProfilerTray Program (/Applications/i1Profiler/i1ProfilerTray.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
SiteAdvisor: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.1 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
GarminGPSControl: Version: 3.0.1.0 Release - SDK 10.4 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.2 Support
F5 Inspection Host Plugin: Version: 6031.2010.0122.1 Support
f5 sam inspection host plugin: Version: 7000.2010.0602.1 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Facebook Cleaner
Better Facebook
SiteAdvisor
Incognito
Bing Highlights
YouTube5
AdBlock
YoutubeWide
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
DVCPROHDAudio: Version: 1.3.2
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
CUDA Preferences Support
EarthDesk Support
Editmote Support
Flash Player Support
FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE) Support
Growl Support
Java Support
Witness Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
13% taskgated
12% WindowServer
1% WitnessUserAgent
1% sysmond
1% Activity Monitor
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
327 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
137 MB softwareupdated
94 MB Safari
82 MB VShieldScanner
82 MB Dock
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
65 MB Free RAM
1.58 GB Active RAM
1.54 GB Inactive RAM
647 MB Wired RAM
2.95 GB Page-ins
260 MB Page-outsYou have SCADS of extensions and the things running. McAfee, Intego, Orbicule, CleanMyMac, and others I've not ever even heard of. My first recommendation would be to remove all of these and see if things improve.
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Hi guys! Hope you're doing great!
I want to give some very important bookmarks to a colleague of mine, but for most of them I have passwords saved in Firefox 34.0 (Linux 14.0.4 LTS).
I am worried that giving her the bookmarks that I have downloaded on my PC from the Import/Export Bookmarks option, will also give her the login passwords for them.
Is this going to happen or it's ok to send her the needed bookmarks? I do not have another PC on which I can test that at the moment.
I searched through these recommended articles:
- Can I restore my bookmarks if they were saved to the same profile on a different computer?
- why does firefox corrupt my bookmarks every time I load it on a different computer?
- How can I move all my bookmarks from different Firefox profiles into one area to organize them and then place them into the different Firefox profiles?
- Where are my logins stored?
- Restore bookmarks from backup or move them to another computer
Thank you very much!Passwords are stored in the password files (encrypted).
Bookmarks are stored in the bookmarks file.
These can't get your data back, but will help in the future.
These add-ons can be a great help by backing up and restoring Firefox
'''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/febe/ FEBE (Firefox Environment Backup Extension)]''' {web link}
FEBE allows you to quickly and easily backup your
Firefox extensions, history, passwords, and more.
In fact, it goes beyond just backing up -- It will actually rebuild
your saved files individually into installable .xpi files.
It will also make backup of files that you choose.
'''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/opie/ OPIE]''' {web link}
Import/Export extension preferences -
All of a sudden my login password won't be accepted can any one help but the weird part is after a few min the computer just turns its self on
This happened to me, too. I couldn't log in to ANY accounts on the machine. Restarted, failure again, restarted again.
Solution: Wait.
After restarting I let the machine sit for a minute. Then it worked!
I ran Onyx and repaired permissions. Big mistake, apparently. Now I have to type my admin password everytime I want to move or save. All my Office docs open as Read-Only. -
i have recently changed by email login password for my emails i have managed to change them in my setting for my iPad but need to change the settings for my MAC computer but i cannot seem to do it help please?
Mail/Preferences/Accounts
Use the - and + signs to delete or add your new Accounts
see
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4928
Mac 101
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=search&src=support_site.kbase.search&loca le=en_US&q=deleting%20mail%20accounts -
I tried to reset my login password on my macbook last night and I must have typed in a wrong letter when i reset my password. Now I don't know either my login or administrative password and I can't do anything on my computer! How do I reset the passwords?
Alternatives for Help Resetting Security Questions and/or Rescue Mail
1. If you have a valid rescue email address, then use this procedure:
Rescue email address and how to reset Apple ID security questions.
2. Fill out and submit this form. Select the topic, Account Security. You must
have a Rescue Email to use this option.
3. This is the only option if you do not already have a valid Rescue Email.
These are telephone numbers for contacting Apple Support in your country.
Apple ID- Contacting Apple for help with Apple ID account security. Select
the appropriate country and call. Ask to speak to the Account Security Team.
4. Account security issues almost always require you to speak directly to an
Apple representative to securely establish your identity as the account holder.
You can set it up so that Apple calls you, either immediately or at a time
convenient to you.
1. Go to www.apple.com/support.
2. Choose Contact Support and click Contact Us.
3. Choose Other Apple ID Topics and choose the appropriate topic for
your issue.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions.
Note: If you have already forgotten your security questions, then you cannot
set up a rescue email address in order to reset them. You must set up
the rescue email address beforehand.
Your Apple ID: Manage My Apple ID.
Apple ID- All about Apple ID security questions. -
Tried setting login password onto iMac after it returned from Seagate exchange hard drive. Upgraded from leopard, snow leopard and currently upgraded to Lion, so as to have iCloud.Typed my name in as administrator and waited for a space to appear to type in password and confirm it. No space appeared so I shut that window down. Put iMac to sleep and when I returned and tried to access computer, it asks for a password which I did not put in! Now I'm stuffed. Cannot get into computer at all. Help appreciated. I'm not a techno wizard.
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
Reset the password > https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4101 -
Reimaged MacBook Pro and forgot the login password set at Genius bar
I need help getting to the terminal to reset my password.
I recently had my MacBook Pro reimaged by staff at Genius Bar, (with OS X Yosemite).
We set a login password, however I forgot that password (late in the day, sun in my eyes, dog ate my homework...etc).
I know there's a way to get to the terminal from start up, but I can't remember the steps.
I'm fairly certain from the terminal, I can type passwordreset to get to the proper interface needed to reset my password and start restoring my old files.
thanksI am also on my forth hard drive on the same model.
When I unpacked the computer, the hard drive did not include OS X either. Actually, it was completely blank. Did not even have a partition table! I have also had random problems with the machine not charging.
I have replaced the drive myself with an SSD after figuring the Apple Certified technicians were incompetent. Now even the SSD is starting to fail
I have bought an HP laptop and setup Ubuntu on it. Hope it turns out better than my previous four various Mac models. All have had various repeating hardware issues that Apple Certified technicians have been unable or unwilling to correct. -
HT4798 I've forgotten my login password to my MacBook Pro
I have a 13" MacBook Pro and I've forgotten my login password. It's running on mountain lion and didn't come with a installation/reset disk. How can I log into my computer? Please help.
Forgot Your Account Password
For Snow Leopard and earlier
Mac OS X 10.6- If you forget your administrator password
For Lion/Mountain Lion
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
When the menubar appears select Terminal from the Utilities menu.
Enter resetpassword at the prompt and press RETURN. Follow
instructions in the dialog window that will appear.
Or see Reset a Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Password and
OS X Lion- Apple ID can be used to reset your user account password.
If you cannot do the above then try this:
1. Boot to Safe Mode by restarting and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-S keys until a black screen with white type appears.
2. At the prompt, type the following commands pressing return after each command line:
/sbin/fsck -yf
If you do not receive a "Filesystem OK" message then repeat this command until
you do. If after seven tries you still do not receive a "Filesystem OK" message,
then the system is corrupted and needs to be reinstalled.
mount -uw /
cd /private/var/db/netinfo
mv local.nidb local.old
rm ../.AppleSetupDone
shutdown -r now
The second-to-last command above will cause OS X to think that the operating system is newly installed, and when the new owner starts up the computer it will send him/her to the startup wizard where he/she can start a new user without reinstalling.
This last method does not actually change a password. It simply removes the user accounts and lets you create an initial admin account as if the computer were new out of the box.
How to reset the OS X password without a startup CD:
Reboot into Single-user Mode. Enter the following and press RETURN after each command line
1. Type fsck -fy
2. Type mount -uw /
3. Type passwd <username>
I have never tried this method myself. -
I can't recover my login password.
OS X 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks and 10.10 Yosemite
Reset Password starting from Recovery HD
Start the computer,then press and hold down command and R keys to start into recovery partition.
When you see the Apple logo, release the keys.
Wait until OS X Utilities window shows up.
Move the mouse to the menubar at the top and click "Utilities", then select "Terminal"
from the drop down.
Terminal window will appear.
Type in resetpassword and press enter on the keyboard.
Leave the Terminal window open.
Reset Password Utility window will open with Macintosh HD selected.
Select the user account from the popup menu box.
Enter a new password.
Reenter the new password for the user.
Enter a hint.
Click the "Save" button.
Click in the menubar and select Restart.
Log in.
If Keychain dialog box appears, select “Create New Keychain”. -
Login password sometimes rejected
Computer rejects login password from sleep about 40% of the time on first attempt. Anyone ever heard of this happening? I just upgraded to Mountain Lion from Snow Leopard. Never happened with Snow Leopard.
MacBook Pro mid 2010, Mac OS Mountain Lion, 8GB ram, 500GB HD 1/3 used, battery fully charged.
Steve.I may have figured it out...
Rogers Yahoo Mail asks for your password every two weeks. So when this happens it will do the same with Apple Mail, but won't accept the password through Apple Mail.
So I logged onto the web-based mail and entered my password there, and everything seems to work fine... For two more weeks. -
A friend on mine cannot remember her login password on her MacBook Air. What is the best process in getting it back for her?
Hi David Camps-Campins1,
Thanks for the question. If I understand correctly, you cannot login to a user profile on the computer. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help you resolve or isolate the issue.
OS X Yosemite: If you forget your login password
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Have a great day,
Mario -
How do I disable login password?
I am having heaps of trouble with an annoying login password that I cannot disable. I have followed all directions and still it persists. what do I do now any one know?
There is a Log in password for a reason. So anyone turning on your computer can't use it or look at your files without knowing the password. To disable the use of it means that everyone walking by you Mac can start it up and view your personal data and files.
So what is the be problem typing in a password when the system starts? You will still need to type it in when you are installing software or making system changes.
Good Luck & Best Wishes.
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