How can I get the administrators name and password so I can download the latest os this is a refurbished iMac

How can i find the administrator name and password for my  iMac .
This was a refurbished product purchased online and i need this info to download new things form the apple store ?

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    I have OS X version 10.9.5.   I have had this for a year or two.   How do I find my Administrators name and password?  I do not recall ever setting this up.  

    If you don't recall setting it up, try entering nothing into the passwordfield and just press return.
    If that worked, please go to " > System Preferences > Users & groups" and click the [change password]-button.
    If all that doesn't solve it, boot from the Recovery Partition and reset your password from there.
    Here’s how:
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    After a few minutes, you’ll be presented with a Utilities screen. This is the Recovery partition. If this step is already giving you problems, try using a USB-keyboard. It doesn’t have to be an Apple-keyboard. If you have a Windows-tailored keyboard laying around, use the “Windows-flag” key in stead of the [cmd]-key and it should also work.
    3/ Find the menu called “utilities” in the top left corner of your computer’s display. It’s in between the menus “edit” and “window” Don’t be confused with the menu called “os x utilities” 
    Choose Terminal. A somewhat old-fashioned looking window will pop up, waiting for a text command from you. This is the Terminal.
    After the # type: resetpassword and press return. Note that there is no space between ‘reset’ and ‘password’ 
    What you’ll see next is an rectangular window that gives you the option to reset passwords. Set a new password for all the users that you need.
    We’re ready to reboot your Mac now. Click on the Apple Menu and choose “startup disk” Choose to boot from “Macintosh HD” Please let us know if this solved your issue, or if the steps above did not work, or could not be performed for some reason.

  • HT201240 I have a new macbook pro that did not have a disk, OS X was pre installed  so how can i change the administrators name and password, it did not migrate properly from my hard drive.., so how do i

    I have a new macbook pro that did not have a disk, OS X lion 7.3.4 was pre installed  so how can i change the administrators name and password, it did not migrate properly from my hard drive.., now there is some mysterious administrator name and or password??

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  • How do I change my user name and password if I can't logon to the computer?

    how do I change my user name and password if I can't logon to the computer?

    What Mac is this with what version of OS X?

  • I have forgotton the administrators name and password - what will i do

    I can't remember my administrators name and password - is there anyway I can reset it?

    Try these instructions:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1274
    http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/10/forgot-mac-password-how-to-reset-mac-password/
    Ciao.

  • My new macbook air is asking me to type in an Administrators name and password I have no idea where to find this???

    can anyone help me with finding where i submit an administrators name and password

    If you are in the Setup Assistant then you choose them. If you have already gone through the Setup Assistant then you should have configured these in the process. Your username is the filename you find under your Home folder's icon in the /Users/ folder. It looks like a home:
    The username is below it.

  • HT4906 I want to download the new updates I think to the 10.9 but our mac was given to us and when it comes to the last page it asks for the user name and password but this mac was wiped clean. How do I find out this info so I can get iPhoto?

    I want to download the new updates I think to the 10.9 but our mac was given to us and when it comes to the last page it asks for the user name and password but this mac was wiped clean. How do I find out this info so I can get iPhoto? To be honest I'm not even sure what type of Mac I have and don't know how to find out what kind it is
    I'd also like to make address labels and don't know where to find that either

    You would make address lables with the Contacts app.
    If you don't have the user name and password used to set up the machine then you need to purchase the apps for yourself.

  • The power went out and when it returned the network name and password was lost.  I can see the network in my connections and connect to it.  How do I get it back to the orginal name and password.  I have an HP laptop

    The power went out and when it returned the network name and password was lost.  I can see the network in my connections and connect to it.  How do I get it back to the orginal name and password? I have an HP laptop. 

    Chances are, there was a signficant power surge or voltage fluctuation just before the power went out. This type of thing can cause the AirPort Extreme to reset back to default settings.
    If this occurs, your only option is re-configure the device again, just as you did originally.
    In order to improve your chances this next time this happens, (especially if you live in an area where thunderstorms are severe), a good quality surge suppressor / voltage limiting power strip will really help, and may save you the entire device or a nearby computer next time something like this occurs.

  • How can I hide the user name and password from the url address?

    Good afternoon every body,
    I have a form running with Oracle9i Developer Suite Release 2 and when I run the form on the web it shows the user name and password of my data base. Can anyone of you please help me to hide the user name and password, if there's any way of course?.
    Thanks a lot!!.

    Luis,
    Then, as inolau's notice, create logon screen (or use the default one) and force the users to logon at runtime. Do not pass username/password as parameters.
    inolau,
    True that if the connection is specified in the config it will be the same for everyone. However, every case is different. For example one of our apps gets S3 credentials (from non-Oracle S3) as session parameters. It uses this common db connection to validate some stuff with the database, read security definitions and then it re-connects the forms using the credentials.

  • Trying to install Leopard on my iMac (G5).  Got to the screen that asks for the user name and password and it won't take it.  How do I get out of this and resume the software install?

    Trying to install Leopard on my iMac (G5).  Got to the screen that asks for the user name and password and it won't take it.  How do I get out of this and resume the software install?

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  • How can i recover my admin name and password from my i mac. i could not get through to it.

    how can i recover my admin name and password from my i mac. i could not get through to it.

    What do you mean "I could not get through to it" Are you trying to login remotely?

  • How do I get the user name and password for the Apple Extreme Router to connect to a Slingbox

    How do I get the user name and password for the Apple Extreme Router to set up my Slingbox?  It will not accept the Apple Extreme Name and password.

    The AirPort Extreme does not have a User Name, but it does have a device name and device password, which you may have already tried.
    There is also a Wireless Network Name and Wireless Network Password for the AirPort Extreme, which might be what the Slingbox is looking for if you are trying to connect it to your wireless network.
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    You established the device name, device password, wireless network name and wireless network password when you originally configured the AirPort Extreme.
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  • How do I change the administrator name and password?

    I am trying to put some needed applications on my G3 Lombards and it won't let me because the previous administrator of the computer failed to erase all of his info before I bought it.
    How do I change the administrator name and password?
    This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen yet.
    Please help. FAST
    Edited by an Apple Discussions Host

    Robert:
    May I strongly urge you to get a set of installer CDs. They will come in handy as you need them for much more than just installing the OS. From time to time, e.g. you may need to boot from the installer disk to Repair Disk (you can Repair Disk Permissions from Disk Utility on the HDD, but to Repair Disk, you must boot from a different volume). And if you had installer CDs changing the password and creating a new Admin Account would be a breeze.
    You can get universal installer disks at applerescue. Another option in your situation is to do a complete re-install. That will not only enable you to create your own admin account, but it will automatically change the computer short name. However, for that you need installer disks.
    Meanwhile, <a href=""http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=121786&tstart=0>here is another article that should help.
    Good luck.
    cornelius
    Message was edited by: cornelius

  • How do I reset the "administrator" name and password - the one that I use when I first log on? Thanks

    When I first turn on the computer (MacBook Pro) I am required to type in a password.  How do I change that username and password?  Thanks

    ds store wrote:
    Reboot with the installer disk that comes with the computer, you need to hold c while booting, under the second or third screen is a menu option to reset the password.
    This is necessary if you don't remember the password. However if you know it and just wnat to change it, go to system preferences, accounts and then unlock it by typing in the admin name and password (the current one). Now click on the admin account on the side and you can change the name by typing one in the full name: box and the password by clicking the change password button.

  • How do I change the admin name and password on my iMac?

    How do I change the admin name and password on my iMac? It's been about two years since I've done that and I've totally forgotten how to. Your help is appreciated!

    Hi Haldane, and a warm welcome to the forums!
    Changing the name can be dangerous, use ChangeShortName 10.4 only...
    http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/16620
    Many way to change the PW then, the Accounts Pref Pane, unlock the Lock, click on change Password.

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