How do you reset the administrator name?

Hello,
I recently had to reinstall my Mac OS and everything is working fine there's only one hitch, it won't recognize my previous administrator name. I can't access my system updates and I cant access Time Machine or anything else that requires a password. Can someone help me solve this problem?

What do I do to get pass that and set the computer to factory settings as if I am the admin setting it up?

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