Forgot Master password

Forgot master password

Reset Administrator Password
Shut down the Mac.
Power on then immediately hold the Option key
Click Recovery HD, then click the arrow that pops up underneath.
After starting from the Recovery HD , choose utilities in the menu bar, then terminal
In Terminal enter         resetpassword             <=----just as it appears there.
A window will pop up behind terminal.  Click it, then double click on mac hd.
Choose the user account for the password you want to reset.
Create and confirm a new password.
Click SAVE.
DO NOT CLICK RESET     CLICK SAVE
11. Once complete click the Apple logo then restart
12. Once you login with the new password click "reset default keychain"

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  • NEED HELP FORGOT MASTER PASSWORD

    I FORGOT MASTER PASSWORD BUT I HAVE THE STARTP DISC 10.4.6. .. I TRIED TO HIT THE APPLE C BUT ON RESTART BUT IT DIDNT RESPOND ,,, I ALSO HIT THE APPLE S ..BUT IM NOT FAST ENOUGH TO TYPE COMMANDS... CAN ANYONE HELP ME TO REBOOT USING MY DISC .. I CAN ONLY USE MY GUEST ACCOUNT AND NOT MY MASTER .. EVERYTHING IS BACKED UP .. BUT WHAT SHOULD I DO TO COMPLETELY RE-INSTALL ?

    Insert the Mac OS X install disk. Then select Restart and hold down the "c" key. You don't have to be really fast, you have plenty of time. But keep the "c" key held down until you get the Apple screen and the "spinning gear" progress indicator. See this for complete instructions:
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh655.html
    Make sure you're using the disk that came with your Mac, or a later retail copy.
    Regards.
    BTW, a couple of "housekeeping" items:
    1) It is generally considered inappropriate to type all in uppercase letters in Internet discussions, as text that is typed all in uppercase is by convention considered to be shouting. Uppercase is also more difficult to read, so please use all uppercase sparingly and only when you really mean to shout, which we hope you won’t need to do here .
    2) This forum is for the minitower Mac Pro. If you have a MacBook Pro, the forums for that are here:
    http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=190

  • I forgot master password. What can I do

    I forgot master password to MacBook Air. What can I do? 

    Master Password
    FileVault Recovery key?
    Lion
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4553

  • FORGOT MASTER PASSWORD...  HELP!!

    I forgot my master password and want to reset it, how can i do that?
    I dont have firevault on and I know my account pass

    Hi! Boot from the install disc and reset it there. Tom
    1. Put your Mac OS X Install CD or DVD in your optical drive and restart with the C key held down (to boot from the optical disc).
    2. Click through the language selection screen. Then choose Utilities > Reset Password.
    3. Select your usual startup disk. Then, from the pop-up menu below the volume list, choose the user whose password you want to reset. (Do not choose "System Administrator (root)," which represents an entirely different account!)
    4. Enter (and repeat) a new password, and optionally enter a hint. Click Save, and then click OK.
    5. Choose Reset Password > Quit, and then Installer > Quit Installer. Click the Reset button to restart from the hard disk.
    Once you've done this, you'll still be prompted to enter a password for your login keychain. If that password was the same as your login password - meaning it too is forgotten - you'll have to delete that keychain, make a new one, and set that keychain as the default.

  • Forgot Master Password, no acct File Vault: How to get rid of Mst Password?

    Hi -
    I am embarrassed, mortified, and humbled about having to post this because it's not about 'someone I know' but about something careless that I did.
    This morning, I set up a second account with File Vault on my MBA (Late 2010) to keep sensitive files in it. While setting it up, I set a Master Password which I hadn't enabled before this morning. I used the password generator and used one that I dutifully copied on the clipboard with the intention of IMMEDIATELY copying it into my 1Password app. Then I set up the second account with File Vault.
    Well, of course, something distracted me, I habitually copied something else on the clipboard, and I lost the Master Password from my clipboard. (I know, I've been kicking myself ever since...)
    Here's my question: The Master Password is not protecting any content in File Vault and I would like to disable the forgotten Master Password and set up one that I really will remember (at least, that's the plan!). How can I do this?
    I deleted the new account and I have only one other which is the primary administrator account that is not protected by File Vault. Thanks in advance for any help on this!
    (possibly similar to this parallel topic: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=13321714&#13321714)

    See this thread:
    *How to reset FileVault master password*
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5822772
    As explained there, and for obvious security reasons, a new master password created in this fashion way will not unlock any pre-existing FileVault accounts. So resetting the master password is only useful after you have turned off FileVault in all existing accounts, as is true in your case.

  • Forgot master password but do not want to reset and lose all my passwords

    Last week, I added a master password to firefox and it seemed to be working fine. The next day, when I tried to enter my password, it kept saying that it was incorrect. I know I was entering the correct one. I rely on my stored passwords on a daily basis for work and cannot reset it, as I will lose years of important login information. How can I bypass, recover or remove the master password? I am desperate.

    No. There is not.
    You will have to restore.
    Everything should be on your computer.
    Is there some reason that everything is not on your comptuer?

  • Forgot master password, how do i retrieve it? HELP

    I made a master password back in 2009 and I cant remember it, how can i retrieve or create a new one?? Help Please !

    Look to the right of your post at the column, "More Like This" for same issues with solutions. However,
    Changing or resetting an account password

  • Firefox3.6.12 on Mac forgot master password chrome://pippki/content/resetpassword.xul doesn't work

    When I tried to reset my password, I copied
    chrome://pippki/content/resetpassword.xul
    into the proper place, got the new page, clicked reset, nothing happened.
    Using Mac 10.5.8 and Firefox 3.6.12
    Help! Can't get into my facebook account.

    If using the chrome url (chrome://pippki/content/resetpassword.xul) doesn't work then delete [http://kb.mozillazine.org/key3.db key3.db] and signons.sqlite and all signons#.txt files (if any exist, Firefox 3.0 has used signons3.txt) in the [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Profile_Folder].
    See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Password_Manager#Troubleshooting

  • FOR MASTER PASSWORD BUT I HAVE START UP DISC

    I FORGOT MASTER PASSWORD BUT I HAVE THE STARTP DISC 10.4.6. .. I TRIED TO HIT THE APPLE C BUT ON RESTART BUT IT DIDNT RESPOND ,,, I ALSO HIT THE APPLE S ..BUT IM NOT FAST ENOUGH TO TYPE COMMANDS... CAN ANYONE HELP ME TO REBOOT USING MY DISC .. I CAN ONLY USE MY GUEST ACCOUNT AND NOT MY MASTER .. EVERYTHING IS BACKED UP .. BUT WHAT SHOULD I DO TO COMPLETELY RE-INSTALL ?

    i tried both reboot then hold down the option key and didnt work.... i only want to completely reinstall cause its getting frustrating ... lol i have the orig disc and when i folow the ins to hold down the c it doesnt work .. i tried single user mode but i dont type fast enough to enter commands.. i waited for the tone after it restarted then i hurry up an press the option key ..but it takes me straight to the login screen .. i can only use guest account ... .am i pressing the option key at the right time ..?

  • I lost or forgot my master password for firefox...SO much of MY LIFE is on there. How do I get it back, or get a new master password?? TY so MUCH!!

    Hello,
    I need urgent help, I lost or forgot my master firefox password..it's odd, that I had it , then copied/pasted it to change it..BUT that didn't work...maybe copy/pasting wont work for it?
    I am a computer professional, an do some security work for Microsoft..that is my specialty--security. Not, passwords, obviously, lol.
    I found this program, but it's way over my head>> Firemaster.
    So, ANY help, would be super appreciated!

    Tony, sorry to double reply..but when you, or if you answer my upper post, if I use your idea it will erase the MASTER password so I can "start over"?
    But my 2nd question is: how in the world do you use firemaster?? I mean the guy gives a video but in super small neon green letters...mine should be easy only 8 digits, and again 2 upper case letters..
    thanks SO much... I feel so dumb, to work for Microsoft and have this happen..but as I said I work ONLY in security areas.
    Tony..TY
    Sincerely
    Wademan

  • Forgot iMac master password, OS 10.6 Snow Leopard - next steps?

    Forgot iMac master password, OS 10.6 Snow Leopard.
    What procedure will allow me to establish a new password for my iMac desktop?

    Boot from the install disk that came with the Mac, choose your language (you're not going to re-install the OS) and from the menu bar select Utilities and you should be able to reset the password from there. If you've lost your disks, have a look here:
    http://www.tannerwilliamson.com/2011/08/22/password-recovery-reset-an-osx-10-6-s now-leopard-users-password-without-disc-disk/

  • How to reset master password? forgot recent password?

    Hello dear supporter. I made my master password so complicated that I forgot it myself
    How can I reset it?
    Thank you so much for your help.

    Read the threads over in the "More Like This" column over here.----------->

  • I have an older iMac (OS X 10.4.11), and I forgot my master password.  Is there anything I can do to reset the master password?

    I have an older iMac (OS X 10.4.11), and I forgot my master password.  Is there anything I can do to reset the master password?

    Here's the instructions if you have the discs.
    Mac OS X: Changing or resetting an account password
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274?viewlocale=en_US
    Changing your administrator password
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh655.html
    Here's one method to reset the password without the install disc:
    1. boot computer and hold the "apple" key and the "s" key.
    2. wait for terminal show
    3. release keys
    4. type without the quotes: "/sbin/mount -uaw"
    5. press enter
    6. type without the quotes: "rm /var/db/.applesetupdone
    7. press enter
    8. type without the quotes: "reboot"
    9. press enter
    This will let you create a new admin account when you reboot your computer.
    Also, without the discs, look at Mac OS X Tip - No Password, No Root, No CD? No Problem.
    http://www.macobserver.com/tip/2003/06/16.1.shtml
    Here is a way to get around not knowing the admin password on Macs.
    To reset your OS X password without an OS X CD you need to enter terminal and create a new admin account:
       1. Reboot
       2. Hold apple + s down after you hear the chime.
       3. When you get text prompt enter in these terminal commands to create a brand new admin account (hitting return after each line):
              * mount -uw /
              * rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
              * shutdown -h now
       4. After rebooting you should have a brand new admin account. When you login as the new admin you can simply delete the old one and you’re good to go again!
     Cheers, Tom

  • Forgot my master password, is there a way to change it?

    Forgot my master password.  Wondering is there a special way to change it for the new OS LION?
    I read past discussions on how to change it for older OS.  Such as deleting some files under /library/keychains folder.
    Also, the other way I read is to put in the installer disc and change it from there.  But, how would I be able to do it for LION OS as I have downloaded it directly from the App Store and do not have it on any physical disk.
    Also, I did NOT turn on Filevault.  So this should be easier for me to change it.
    Thanks!

    1. Shutdown your computer
    2. boot up holding down the option key on the keyboard
    3. click on the Recovery disk
    4. after system boots select terminal from the Utilities Menu
    5. type resetpassword
    6. verify the account name
    7. type your new password in and hit return
    8. type your new password in and hit return.
    9. quit terminal
    10. restart your computer
    11. login with the new password and trash your keychain

  • PLEASE HELP!! Can't remember any of my passwords.... and I'm so ****** I can't see straight. Forgot the login/administrator and master password as well.... duh. It is my first computer ever tho and I've only had it for two months so, I'm still learning.

    I got in an argument with my ****** girlfriend and I was absolutely wasted. Changed all my passwords during the argument so she wouldn't sabotage my laptop but was way too wasted to remember them. 10,000 tries later, I'm here. Please help??!! Thanks...  oh and btw, can I link my stupid prepaid verizon cellphone to the laptop so I can download the pictures on it?? Thanks whoever replies.... JH
    <Edited by Host>

    You can reset the master password and go from there:
    For Snow Leopard and earlier:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
    For Lion and later:
    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4101
    On your phone, if you connect it to the computer with a USB cable, it should show up as an external drive in Finder. From there you should be able to navigate to your pictures folder and copy your stuff.

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