Forgotten password to make changes

Hi,
I want to go in and make system chages but it requires a password. All my passwords are the same for those sort of things but whatever I put in will just not work! I was wondering if there is a way to chage/reset my password?
Many thanks,
Zak Morgan

Reset Password using Recovery HD
OS X 10.7 Lion /10.8 Mountain Lion
Follow the instructions in the first and third boxes.
http://pondini.org/OSX/Password.html
Note
Keychain
I don't remember my original (former) account password
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1631

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