HT201240 Changing or resetting an account password for os x lion

please help

Forgot Your Account Password
For Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks
    Boot to the Recovery HD:
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.
     When the menubar appears select Terminal from the Utilities menu.
     Enter resetpassword at the prompt and press RETURN. Follow
     instructions in the dialog window that will appear.
     Or see:
       Reset a Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Password
       OS X Mountain Lion- Reset a login password,
       OS X Mavericks- Solve password problems,
       OS X Lion- Apple ID can be used to reset your user account password.
For Snow Leopard and earlier with installer DVD
     Mac OS X 10.6- If you forget your administrator password,
     OS X- Changing or resetting an account password (Snow Leopard and earlier).
For Snow Leopard and earlier without installer DVD
    How to reset your Mac OS X password without an installer disc | MacYourself

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HT201240 Re: OS X: Changing or resetting an account password (Snow Leopard and earlier)

Can someone help please! I cannot log in to my Mac
Followed these intructions from earlier posts this thread, and got to:
4. Select your Mac OS X hard disk volume. DONE
5. Select the user name of your original administrator account. COULD NOT COMPLETE
- But my original administrator account is not showing. The only option shown for me is "System Administrator (root)".
Luckily I read the note below: Important: Do not select "System Administrator (root)".
So now I wait for further advice...

Forgot Your Account Password
For Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks
    Boot to the Recovery HD:
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.
     When the menubar appears select Terminal from the Utilities menu.
     Enter resetpassword at the prompt and press RETURN. Follow
     instructions in the dialog window that will appear.
     Or see:
       Reset a Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Password
       OS X Mountain Lion- Reset a login password,
       OS X Mavericks- Solve password problems,
       OS X Lion- Apple ID can be used to reset your user account password.
For Snow Leopard and earlier with installer DVD
     Mac OS X 10.6- If you forget your administrator password,
     OS X- Changing or resetting an account password (Snow Leopard and earlier).
For Snow Leopard and earlier without installer DVD
    How to reset your Mac OS X password without an installer disc | MacYourself

Retrieving/resetting my account password for MacBook Air OS X 10.9.4 when FileVault is NOT switched on?

Hey all,
I've encountered a major problem since purchasing my MacBook Air OS X Mavericks 10.9.4. As I was previously using a Pro with an account password that used to work just fine, I decided to simply set the Air with the same credentials. However, the password I have no recollection of changing is not accepted by my Air. Without it I cannot install any new software and I need several programs urgently. Trouble is, my FileVault is not switched on nor can it be switched on. I cannot reset the password either, as doing so requires me to type in my current one.
What do I do?
Kind regards,
Elena

If you're not using FileVault 2, then FileVault 2 is not involved. Either use your Apple ID to reset your password, or Method 1 here should get your password reset to one you know.

HT201240 I've tried the suggestions in "changing or resetting an account password", and when i reboot and do command + s, instead of "root" it says "shell".........what's wrong with my computer!

I've gone in and tried to reboot my computer, A FEW TIMES!, with the command + s stuff, and instead of the "root" it says I'm supposed to get, my computer says "shell"...... I don't know if I did something wrong with my computer, but I need to get back on. I called Apple Support, and they told me that since it's out of my warranty, there's nothing they can do. I can pay 40 freaking dollars to talk to someone, and get a 30 day thing, but *** is that gonna do? I just need back on my computer so I can do homework and get my life back to normal.
I'll try anything, unless it includes spending money, or taking my computer to an Apple Store. There isn't one within 100 miles of me.

http://www.macworld.com/article/1164599/reset_password_lion.html

HT201240 Can I just go to apple so they can reset my admin password for me?

I've forgotten my admin password because I haven't used my mac in such a long time. I have Snow Leopard, if that helps. I've tried doing it myself but for some reason, my laptop just will not accept the last code. Can I just go to apple and have them work their magic?..

Forgot Your Account Password
For Snow Leopard and earlier
     Mac OS X 10.6- If you forget your administrator password
For Lion/Mountain Lion
    Boot to the Recovery HD:
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.
     When the menubar appears select Terminal from the Utilities menu.
     Enter resetpassword at the prompt and press RETURN. Follow
     instructions in the dialog window that will appear.
     Or see Reset a Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Password and
     OS X Lion- Apple ID can be used to reset your user account password.

Reset SAP GUI passwords for number of users one time

Dear,
i need your help in how to Reset SAP GUI passwords for number of users one time, as we have non-SAP users, only ESS users that they are currently using Portal ESS, but we need to reset thier GUI passwords so that they will not be accessing the GUI.
we need to do it one shot, one time for more than 600 users.
is there any way?
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You can also create an ABAP program which can be used to do a mass user password change.
Here are the functions that will do what you need
SUSR_GENERATE_PASSWORD - Generates a Password. Use this function only if you want to do random passwords. Otherwise you can upload your own password.
BAPI_USER_CHANGE - You can use this BAPI to change just the password of a user
Here is an example of some abap code. There may be some syntax errors and possible other issues. I just typed this out and didnt check it. You upload a comma delimited file which is the username,password. If the password field is blank the program will generate its own. Hope this helps
constants: con_comma TYPE c VALUE ','.
data: it_tab TYPE filetable,
gd_subrc TYPE i,
v_filename_string TYPE string,
p_npass like XU400-NEWCODE.
DATA: BEGIN OF itab OCCURS 0,
dLine(40) type c,
END OF itab.
DATA: begin of it_Users occurs 0,
UserID like BAPIBNAME-BAPIBNAME,
Password Like XUBCODE,
end of it_Users.
parameters: p_file like rlgrap-filename default 'c:\users.txt' LOWER CASE.
AT SELECTION-SCREEN ON VALUE-REQUEST FOR p_file.
*& FILE_OPEN_DIALOG METHOD *
CALL METHOD cl_gui_frontend_services=>file_open_dialog
EXPORTING
window_title = 'Select File'
default_filename = '*.txt'
multiselection = ' '
CHANGING
file_table = it_tab
rc = gd_subrc.
LOOP AT it_tab INTO p_file.
ENDLOOP.
v_filename_string = p_file.
START-OF-SELECTION.
*& GUI_UPLOAD function *
Upload file to internal table
CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_UPLOAD'
EXPORTING
FILENAME = v_filename_string
FILETYPE = 'ASC'
HAS_FIELD_SEPARATOR = 'X'
TABLES
DATA_TAB = ITAB
EXCEPTIONS
FILE_OPEN_ERROR = 1
FILE_READ_ERROR = 2
NO_BATCH = 3
GUI_REFUSE_FILETRANSFER = 4
INVALID_TYPE = 5
NO_AUTHORITY = 6
UNKNOWN_ERROR = 7
BAD_DATA_FORMAT = 8
HEADER_NOT_ALLOWED = 9
SEPARATOR_NOT_ALLOWED = 10
HEADER_TOO_LONG = 11
UNKNOWN_DP_ERROR = 12
ACCESS_DENIED = 13
DP_OUT_OF_MEMORY = 14
DISK_FULL = 15
DP_TIMEOUT = 16
OTHERS = 17.
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.
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LOOP AT ITAB.
SPLIT ITAB-dLINE AT con_comma INTO it_Users-UserID
it_Users-Password.
APPEND it_Users.
ENDLOOP.
LOOP AT it_Users.
if it_users-Password is initial.
CALL FUNCTION 'SUSR_GENERATE_PASSWORD'
IMPORTING
PASSWORD = p_npass
else.
p_npass = it_users-Password.
endif.
CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_USER_CHANGE'
EXPORTING
USERNAME = it_users-userid
PASSWORD = p_npass
PASSWORDX = 'X'
TABLES
RETURN = it_ret2.
Loop at it_ret2.
if it_ret2-number = 039.
write: / 'password changed'.
else.
write: / it_ret2-message.
endif.
endloop.
Write: / ''.
refresh it_ret2.
ENDLOOP.

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i've reset my account password and i can't login to hotmail anymore.
neeed help

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i've reset my account password and i can't login to hotmail anymore.
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As you do not know your account password, the only way you can use to reset your account password is through OS X Recovery > http://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4101 Also, see > http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1631
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Reset SAP GUI passwords for number of users

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is there any way?
thank you

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OS X 10.7 Lion /10.8 Mountain Lion
Follow the instructions in the first and third boxes.
http://pondini.org/OSX/Password.html

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Reset User id & password for accesing SAP XI integration builder

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Can you please let me know how I can reset the password for SAP XI integration builder as it is showing Account blocked.
Regards,
Nitin Patil

Hi Thanks for the reply,
I tried reset password but still it is giving error.
i am trying to connect to SAP XI Integration builder as follows
Transaction - sxmb_ifr ---> Exchange infrastructure opens in a web page ---> Clicked on Integration builder ---> entered the user id and password ---> giving error "Authorization error; unknown user name or incorrect password" -
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Changing an Admin's account password via ARD

Greetings!
I came across this posting on changing a user accounts password via ARD:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2130579&#2130579
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