I forgot the login password for my computer :S

i have a brand new intel iMac, BRAND NEW... osx10.4.10, and i set up the password so my sister couldn't get into it, and kinda forgot it i dont have the original disks that came with the computer(moved) and cant find them, but would love to get into it(bought it for school... anyways if anyone can help, greatly apreciated :D)

You can reset passwords from single user mode:
"You need to get into single use mode for steps one and two that are listed below.
This page will tell you how to get into single user mode.
<http://www.securemac.com/macosxsingleuser.php>
Basically, you hold down the command-s key when powering on. The command key has a little apple symbol on the lower left. It is between the alt/option key and the space bar. On a PC keyboard, it will be the windows key, I think.
1) Get the Mac to set up a new administrative account. You can then change the password on your old account.
This was Posted by: JoseAranda at September 9, 2006 3:48 AM
OK, restart your computer, hold down Command-s and type in the following:
/sbin/fsck -y Enter
/sbin/mount -uaw Enter
rm /var/db/.applesetupdone Enter
reboot Enter
Once you've done that the computer reboots and ask you to set up an admin password."
No guarantee, though.

Similar Messages

What do you do when you forget the login password for your computer?

I just recently brought an iMac and forgot the login? how do I recover this without losing the infor I already loaded onto the computer??

Reset the password as in this link, which works for Lion and Mountain Lion (the latest OS):
http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/24/reset-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-password/

HT201304 I forgot the restriction password for my iphone4. What to do

I forgot the restriction password for my iphone4. What to do

If You Are Locked Out Or Have Forgotten Your Passcode
iTunes 10 for Mac- Update and restore software on iPod, iPhone, or iPad
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen
iOS- Understanding passcodes
A Complete Guide to Recover Your iDevice if You Forget Your Passcode
If you cannot remember the passcode, you will need to restore your device using the computer with which you last synced it. This allows you to reset your passcode and resync the data from the device (or restore from a backup). If you restore on a different computer that was never synced with the device, you will be able to unlock the device for use and remove the passcode, but your data will not be present. Refer to Updating and restoring iPhone, iPad and iPod touch software.
Try restoring the iOS device if backing up and erasing all content and settings doesn't resolve the issue. Using iTunes to restore iOS devices is part of standard isolation troubleshooting. Restoring your device will delete all data and content, including songs, videos, contacts, photos, and calendar information, and will restore all settings to their factory condition.
Before restoring your iOS device, Apple recommends that you either sync with iTunes to transfer any purchases you have made, or back up new data (data acquired after your last sync). If you have movie rentals on the device, see iTunes Store movie rental usage rights in the United States before restoring.
Follow these steps to restore your device:
     1. Verify that you are using the latest version of iTunes before attempting to update.
     2. Connect your device to your computer.
     3. Select your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch when it appears in iTunes under Devices.
     4. Select the Summary tab.
     5. Select the Restore option.
     6. When prompted to back up your settings before restoring, select the Back Up
         option (see in the image below). If you have just backed up the device, it is not
         necessary to create another.
     7. Select the Restore option when iTunes prompts you (as long as you've backed up,
         you should not have to worry about restoring your iOS device).
     8. When the restore process has completed, the device restarts and displays the Apple
         logo while starting up:
           After a restore, the iOS device displays the "Connect to iTunes" screen. For updating
          to iOS 5 or later, follow the steps in the iOS Setup Assistant. For earlier versions of
          iOS, keep your device connected until the "Connect to iTunes" screen goes away or
          you see "iPhone is activated."
     9. The final step is to restore your device from a previous backup.
If you can not restore your device then you will need to go to recovery mode.
Placing your device into recovery mode:
Follow these steps to place your iOS device into recovery mode. If your iOS device is already in recovery mode, you can proceed immediately to step 6.
     1. Disconnect the USB cable from the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, but leave the other end
         of the cable connected to your computer's USB port.
     2. Turn off the device: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the
         red slider appears, then slide the slider. Wait for the device to turn off.
          If you cannot turn off the device using the slider, press and hold the Sleep/Wake
          and Home buttons at the same time. When the device turns off, release the Sleep/Wake
          and Home buttons.
     3. While pressing and holding the Home button, reconnect the USB cable to the device.
         The device should turn on. Note: If you see the screen pictured below, let the device
         charge for at least ten minutes to ensure that the battery has some charge, and then
         start with step 2 again.
     4. Continue holding the Home button until you see the "Connect to iTunes" screen.
         When this screen appears you can release the Home button.
     5. If necessary, open iTunes. You should see the following "recovery mode" alert:
     6. Use iTunes to restore the device.
If you don't see the "Connect to iTunes" screen, try these steps again. If you see the "Connect to iTunes" screen but the device does not appear in iTunes, see this article and its related links.
Additional Information:
Note: When using recovery mode, you can only restore the device. All user content on the device will be erased, but if you had previously synced with iTunes on this computer, you can restore from a previous backup. See this article for more information.

I forgot the administrator password for my mac and cant set a new one without it how can i set a new one

i forgot the administrator password for my mac and cant set a new one without it how can i set a new one

Reset Password 10.7, 10.8...
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20087723-263/how-to-run-the-password-reset- utility-in-os-x-10.7-lion/

Please help me ,i forgot the synchronising password for my mac pro lion backup disk

please help me ,i forgot the synchronising password for my mac pro lion backup disk

If the backup volume is encrypted, and you forgot the password, then you'll have to erase the volume and start a new backup. There's no way to recover the password.

I forgot the unlock password for my ipod touch4 system is ios5.0.1. How can I do?

I forgot the unlock password for my ipod touch4 system is ios5.0.1. How can I do?

To restore see:
iTunes: Backing up, updating, and restoring iOS software
How to get in recovery mode is in the link I provided in my first reply.

HT201240 i forgot my login password for mac

I NEED TO FIND MY LOGIN PASSWORD FOR MAC CAN YOU HELP ME?

You don't have Mac OS X 10.3 or earlier if any portion of the Mac is labelled MacBook.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274 explains how to fix the password. You'll need either the original discs from AppleCare if you lost them, or a newer retail installer disc. August 28, 2009 Mac OS X 10.6 was released, and March 29, 2010 Mac OS X 10.6.3 retail was released. So depending on the age of the MacBook you'll need one or the other retail if not the original installer discs.

Screen damage and forgot the login password,how can i take out the photos

my screen damage , totally lost , this iPhone5 is broken 1 year ago, it has login password and i already forgot the password.i didn't open the icould and backup. how can i take out my photos from my phone? the photos is REALLY important for me. and i don't want to replace or fixes it anymore.

Output of Invoice:
Billing document (Change Mode) : VF02 --> Enter (takes to main screen) --> on the top line Goto --> Header --> Output --> maintain output type --> Enter --> back --> Enter printer (in most cases LOCL) --> Enter & SAVE.
Move out of billing document & revisit Billing Document in change mode(VF02) --> In the initial screen itself, on the top line o to Billing Document --> Output --> Screen / preview > Enter> a screen will pop-up on which printer name is mentioned --> Enter & you will get the preview of Invoice.
To Configure printer, take assistance from basis consultant.
Regards,
Rajesh Banka

Reimaged MacBook Pro and forgot the login password set at Genius bar

I need help getting to the terminal to reset my password.
I recently had my MacBook Pro reimaged by staff at Genius Bar, (with OS X Yosemite).
We set a login password, however I forgot that password (late in the day, sun in my eyes, dog ate my homework...etc).
I know there's a way to get to the terminal from start up, but I can't remember the steps.
I'm fairly certain from the terminal, I can type passwordreset to get to the proper interface needed to reset my password and start restoring my old files.
thanks

I am also on my forth hard drive on the same model.
When I unpacked the computer, the hard drive did not include OS X either. Actually, it was completely blank. Did not even have a partition table! I have also had random problems with the machine not charging.
I have replaced the drive myself with an SSD after figuring the Apple Certified technicians were incompetent. Now even the SSD is starting to fail
I have bought an HP laptop and setup Ubuntu on it. Hope it turns out better than my previous four various Mac models. All have had various repeating hardware issues that Apple Certified technicians have been unable or unwilling to correct.

Forgot my login password for macbook air

totally forgot my password to login to my macbook air
Anyone have help?

Now, the fun part if neither of those is the case.
You can also restart the system holding down the Command and R keys, and then from the utilities that open choose Terminal.
In the Terminal window type exactly:
resetpassword
and press return.
In the Reset Password window, choose the user for which you wan to change the password.
Type the new password twice, then do not set a hint, and click Save.
Accept the next dialog that opens, and at the bottom of the Reset Password window Apply.
Then click the apple at the left side of the menu bar and Restart.

So i just reset my iphone but when the activation screen came up i put in my i cloud info but i forgot the email password for it

PLEASE HELP MEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just reset my iphone 5 ios7 and i came up onto my activation screen i put in my things but then it said this account has been disabled so i go online to enable my account again (i made a new icloud thats why it said disabled) but it said i needed to put in my icloud email so i put it in but i forgot my icloud email password (the old one) how can i fix this problem

Contact the Apple account secuity team for assistance: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5699.

If I manually save the bookmarks, and place them on a different computer, are my login passwords for those bookmarks also going to be transfered?

Hi guys! Hope you're doing great!
I want to give some very important bookmarks to a colleague of mine, but for most of them I have passwords saved in Firefox 34.0 (Linux 14.0.4 LTS).
I am worried that giving her the bookmarks that I have downloaded on my PC from the Import/Export Bookmarks option, will also give her the login passwords for them.
Is this going to happen or it's ok to send her the needed bookmarks? I do not have another PC on which I can test that at the moment.
I searched through these recommended articles:
- Can I restore my bookmarks if they were saved to the same profile on a different computer?
- why does firefox corrupt my bookmarks every time I load it on a different computer?
- How can I move all my bookmarks from different Firefox profiles into one area to organize them and then place them into the different Firefox profiles?
- Where are my logins stored?
- Restore bookmarks from backup or move them to another computer
Thank you very much!

Passwords are stored in the password files (encrypted).
Bookmarks are stored in the bookmarks file.
These can't get your data back, but will help in the future.
These add-ons can be a great help by backing up and restoring Firefox
'''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/febe/ FEBE (Firefox Environment Backup Extension)]''' {web link}
FEBE allows you to quickly and easily backup your
Firefox extensions, history, passwords, and more.
In fact, it goes beyond just backing up -- It will actually rebuild
your saved files individually into installable .xpi files.
It will also make backup of files that you choose.
'''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/opie/ OPIE]''' {web link}
Import/Export extension preferences

I forgot the iCloud password

i forgot the iCloud password and i also forgot the email password for the iCloud, and i only able to answer secruity question. How could i reset the phone, as the find my phone cannot be turned off. this is the phone 5c i bought A few months.What i should do now. I live in Iran and i have not access to any support Apple.Please helpe me tank you

iForgot iCloud Password

I made a backup for my old iphone 4 on my computer and now i want to restore my data to my new iphone 5 but i forgot the backup password. what should i do?

i made a backup for my old iphone 4 on my computer and now i want to restore my data to my new iphone 5 but i forgot the backup password. what should i do?

you can't recover iOS crypted backup password, for security purposes. your backup is useless. sorry.
if you still have your old iPhone, make a new back-up

I have recently changed by email login password for my emails i have managed to change them in my setting for my iPad but need to change the settings for my MAC computer but i cannot see to do it help please

i have recently changed by email login password for my emails i have managed to change them in my setting for my iPad but need to change the settings for my MAC computer but i cannot seem to do it help please?

Mail/Preferences/Accounts
Use the - and + signs to delete or add your new Accounts
see
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4928
Mac 101
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=search&src=support_site.kbase.search&loca le=en_US&q=deleting%20mail%20accounts

I forgot the login password for my computer :S

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for