Forgot administrator name

i am trying to download the new version of itunes and quicktime etc and for me to do updates i have to enter my user name and password. i know my password is correct but i don't know about my user name. how do i find this out? i am using the new version of leopard. thanks for the help.

The Apple Leopard is giving me intense and constant problem. When I try to watch a movie from my DVD, i have to set region code, then when i want to install DivX, I try to install Windows XP in my BootCamp, (and later decide to roll it back because there's problem accessing Windows!
It doesn't allow me to do almost anything, all of these because of the administration password. It prompted to any program I want to install or make changes. Even by far I try to gain knowledge by reading this problem, there is no such solution can help me to help my work at ease. I tried to re-install my Leopard and still couldn't do anything because the admin box keeps on coming back. I swear I lost my confidence using this machine and having second thought.
I hope I can find a solution to this problem, or else I might roll back to Tiger OSX.

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It's the foldername you find under your account folder in the /Users/ folder at the top level of the disk.

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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
from the menu bar. In the Terminal window, type this:
res
Press the tab key. The partial command you typed will automatically be completed to this:
resetpassword
Press return. A Reset Password window opens.
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.
Follow the prompts to reset the password. It's safest to choose a password that includes only the characters a-z, A-Z, and 0-9.
Select
 ▹ Restart
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Find the user name and then reset the password.
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.
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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 under “Select user account”.
Note down the user account name.
Enter a new password.
Reenter the new password for the user.
Note it down.
Enter a hint.
Click the "Save" button.
Click  in the menubar and select Restart.
Log in.
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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.
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For Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks
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For Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks
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I was told of an application that will allow the use of a second screen to view my data and files, but I forgot its name. I'd like to make the connection because my LCD is broken.

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I have tried to change the administrator name on a Macbook pro that I recently sold. I used the following:
Rebooted and held the command and s button, pressed enter and ended up with the following at the prompt: bash-3.2#.
I was trying to get to the root directory in order to continue with:
mount uw /
rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
shutdown -h now
I saw a video that said this would allow the new user to start fresh and type in his information however the
bash-3.2# does not allow me to

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Thanks to all who responded. You are all absolutely correct. However, this Ipad was a gift to my wife who was dying of cancer in the hospital and wanted some entertainment. So I started it out with her Apple ID. After she passed away I moved from Sacramento to Austin and eventually proceeded to get the Apple ID changed from my wife's to mine. Meanwhile when she was in the hospital I opened an Itunes account in my name to buy movies for her. That was the first mistake.
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I'm hoping there's some simple fix or something I can easily to type in. I don't want to wait a few more weeks for Apple to release another patch, and I don't want to have to step back to an even more unstable version so I can use Disk Utility.
~Trilo~

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I am currently in Ghana and am trying to download a programme to make my modem work.
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If the machine was upgraded to Lion 10.7.x by the original owner then you bought an illegal license of Lion and also of any other applications that the seller said came pre-installed, this assumes the seller did not include original install media. In that case you need to contact the seller for the original install DVDs that came with the machine re-install up to Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and then purchase Mountain Lion ($20) and the applications you want or need. If the seller cannot come up with the original install discs then you can buy them from a nominal cost from AppleCare..

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