HT201240 Resetting an account password

If I reinstall the Mac OS X disc to reset an admin password will I lose everything on the computer?

No.

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  • 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

  • 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

  • I've reset my account password and i can't login to hotmail anymore

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

    dragonu wrote:
    i've reset my account password and i can't login to hotmail anymore.
    neeed help
    What account password?  Are you saying you change the password to your Hotmail email account?
    If so did you make the changes on your iphone in message settings?

  • HT201240 resetting original account administrator password

    I really need help. I've somehow managed to lock myself out of my own computer and cannot remember which password I used for the administrator login? How do I reset this? I've tried going to the recovery drive and it will not open and shows a lock after pressing command +r during startup. Also I've noticed there is no chime when starting up. HELP PLEASE

    If the user account is associated with an Apple ID, and you know the Apple ID password, then maybe the Apple ID can be used to reset your user account password.
    Otherwise*, boot into Recovery mode. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select
    Utilities ▹ Terminal
    from the menu bar. In the window that opens, type this:
    res
    Press the tab key. The partial command you typed will automatically be completed to this:
    resetpassword
    Press return. A Reset Password window opens. Close the Terminal window to get it out of the way.
    Select your boot volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected.
    Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.
    Follow the prompts to reset the password. It's safest to choose a password that includes only the characters a-z, A-Z, and 0-9.
    Select
     ▹ Restart
    from the menu bar.
    You should now be able to log in with the new password, but your Keychain will be reset (empty.) If you've forgotten the Keychain password (which is ordinarily the same as your login password), there's no way to recover it.
    *Note: If you've activated FileVault, this procedure doesn't apply. Follow instead these instructions.

  • 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.

  • Reset iCloud Account Password

    I'm trying to help my mother-in-law reset her iCloud Password.
    When you go to iForgot it gives the email option, but she never gets an e-mail to any of her accounts,
    or a security question option, to which no one knows the answer.
    ... is there any way to get it reset?
    Thanks!

    If you are sure that your reset email is not being filtered out, then I suggest you contact Apple at Express Lane (select your country, navigate to iCloud help and enter the serial number of one of your devices)

  • Reset @me account password

    Hello,
    My dad recently switched back from his iPhone 4s to his old iPhone 4 and wanted to transfer all his contacts and notes. Everything went fine except for the notes. I noticed that on his iphone 4s the icloud account was an @me.com account which i assumed is where all his notes were synced to (since apparently we cant sync to his regular @hotmail apple ID). I deleted the @me account because we couldnt figure out what the password was but asked to keep all data on the iphone so that we could create a new icloud account and sync the supposedly saved notes. However, after deleting the account, all of the notes were gone! I've been trying to figure out the @me account password in order to sign back in and hopefully get back all the lost notes but I cant seem to do so. When trying to do so via security questions it says that the birth date is incorrect and when I try via email I dont receieve anything. How can i recover the @me account to get all his notes back??
    Thanks

    If you don't know your password, don't know your security questions and don't have a rescue address or don't receive a reset email, you should contact AppleCare who will initially try to assist you with a reset email or if unsuccessful will pass you to the security team to reset your security questions for you.
    If you are in a region that doesn't have international telephone support try contacting Apple through iTunes Store Support.

  • Reset Blackberry Account Password

    Hi
    I am attempting to log into my blackberry account for the App World.  However i cannot remember my password or answer to the secret question.  is there another way to reset my password.
    Thanks in advance
    Solved!
    Go to Solution.

    You have to remember either the BlackBerryID password, or the secret question answer. Without either, you're stuck.
    Your choices are:
    --Use another email account to create an entirely new BlackBerryID (with which you will lose access to any purchased apps using the "forgotten" first BlackBerryID, or
    --Find the initial email you were sent to confirm the initial BlackBerryID, and in it is a link to click to cancel and delete the account. Click on that, delete the account and then you can use that same email to create an entirely new account.
    Good luck.
    You can create and reset your BlackBerryID Password from this link:
    http://us.blackberry.com/id/
    1. If any post helps you please click the below the post(s) that helped you.
    2. Please resolve your thread by marking the post "Solution?" which solved it for you!
    3. Install free BlackBerry Protect today for backups of contacts and data.
    4. Guide to Unlocking your BlackBerry & Unlock Codes
    Join our BBM Channels (Beta)
    BlackBerry Support Forums Channel
    PIN: C0001B7B4   Display/Scan Bar Code
    Knowledge Base Updates
    PIN: C0005A9AA   Display/Scan Bar Code

  • How do I get my gmail working on my iPad again after resetting the account password?

    I changed my Gmail account password and now when I try to access my mail with my iPad it says it cannot connect to the server because the password is incorrect, even when I try to update it to the new one.  Any thoughts?

    Hi jrevans99,
    If you are having password issues with your mail account on your iPad, you may find the troubleshooting steps outlined in the following article helpful:
    iOS: Troubleshooting Mail
    Regards,
    - Brenden

  • Reset mail account password in thunderbird

    All support replies refer to ISP access password. What I need is access to Thunderbird program account password. This only seems to show itself when beginning account. ??

    Thunderbird only has one password and it is optional. You would have to activate that feature. It is the master password. You can read about it here.
    https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/master-password

  • 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

  • Reset iTunes account password but not accepted

    I have an iTunes account in the UK and in Australia. Someone gave me a ITunes gift card a year or so ago which I put into my account and spent some of. When I go to iTunes, log into the Australian store, it does not recognise my name/password combination. I have gone through the password reset process twice, each time providing a brand new never before used password. The system confirms successful password change. Caps Lock not on. When I go and log into the Australian store again, it indicates that I have not put the right combination to log in. My log in name is not an email address it is just a string of letters identifying my name as is appropriate.
    Can anyone help with this? Thanks, Andrew

    Sign out of your account on the iPad, restart the iPad, sign back into you account on the iPad and then try again in Tunes.

  • HT201240 resetting a user password in mountain lion

    I've installed Mountain Lion, and installed my Time Machine back up.  The problem is that when I try to log in it own't accept my password giving me the message
    CSSM_ERRCODE_MEMORY_ERROR.
    I've tried to set up another administor account and it will let me unlock as the old password is correct.  But  ... still won't let me log into my inital account.
    I've just aobut had a gust full of Mountian Lion so I would like to access my files on the back up and then delete Mountian Lion and revert back to Snow Leopard which seems to be alot more useful for me.
    Any help?

    Try these
    http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/24/reset-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-password/
    http://osxdaily.com/2011/09/19/change-password-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-without-knowin g-current-password/
    If no go, then try this, posted elsewhere  by Linc Davis:
    Boot into Recovery by holding down the key combination command-R at startup. Release the keys when you see a gray screen with a spinning dial.
    When the Mac OS X Utilities screen appears, select Utilities ▹ Terminal from the menu bar.
    In the Terminal window, enter “resetpassword” and press return. A Reset Password window opens.
    Select your boot volume if not already selected.
    Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.
    Follow the prompts to reset the password. It's safest to choose a password that includes only the characters a-z, A-Z, and 0-9.
    Select  ▹ Restart from the menu bar.

  • I cannot retrieve sync data to my newly updated firefox 4.0 browser. I have tried resetting my account password and changing computer name.

    Hi, I am having trouble getting sync to work on my ff4.0 updated browser.
    After the upgrade, I noticed that the history was not working. Therefore I disabled the device and set it up again. I even changed account's password. But I left the sync key in tact.
    After setting up the sync options, it sent me to a page that tells me that it was set up successfully for second time. I repeatedly clicked on "Sync now" but I was unable to get my sync data.(without any error message) Afterwards, I restarted my browser and tried "sync now" repeatedly again to no avail. Does anyone know what went wrong? Thanks in advance

    It sounds like to me you're trying to sync using the computer.
    Try these things and see if it helps before you try your next syncing session. If none of the things below work then you might consider trying to sync using iCloud only.
    Try a Restart. 
    Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red "slide to power off" slider appears, and then slide the slider. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.
     Resetting your settings
    You can also try resetting all settings. Settings>General>Reset>Reset All Settings. You will have to enter all of your device settings again.... All of the settings in the settings app will have to be re-entered. You won't lose any data, but it takes time to enter all of the settings again.
    Resetting your device
    Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button together for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears. Apple recommends this only if you are unable to restart it.
    Or if this doesn't work and nobody else on the blog doesn't have a better idea you can contact Apple. 
    Here is a link to their contacts with most of the information below. 
    http://www.apple.com/contact/

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