I have a new MacBook Air and I set my password the other night and forget what I selected. Now I can't start using the computer because I can't get through password gates! Please help!!
I have a new MacBook Air. I set my password the other night when I was half asleep and can't remember it. Im still working on my old MacBook Air and can't get through the password gate on my new one. How can I reset it on that computer? I can't even get to the internet.
Thanks!
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.
Select Terminal from the Utilities menu. At the Terminal prompt enter:
resetpassword
Press RETURN. You will get a GUI in which you can reset your password.
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