I suddenly recieved 6 'How to change your Apple ID password' emails, even though I haven't been on the Apple site in months....should I be concerned that someone is trying to use my account?

I wouldn't be too concerned. The most likely cause is that someone is attempting to login and made a mistake in entering their Apple ID and typing yours instead. So, they are getting an error and offer to reset their password. But the email that generates is being sent to the real owner of the Apple ID they are entering, you. If you are really concerned, you can go to the Apple support site and reset your password yourself to be on the safe side.

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How to change your Administration Server password when you're locked out
The Netscape server products are all managed by a single administration
server, which gives you a web forms-based interface you can use to
configure them, start/stop them, check their logs, and so forth.

There are three levels of protection that keep the general public from
being able to get into your administration server and mess up the
configuration of any Netscape servers you have installed:

<OL>
<LI> Obscurity: Your administration server can run on any port you'd
like (usually something between 81 and 30,000), so if an attacker
doesn't know what port to find your admin server on, he can't get
into it.
<LI> Host restrictions: You can tell your admin server to only allow
connections from specific hosts, and to reject all other hosts.

<LI> Password protection: Even if a user connects to your admin server
from a valid host, he won't be allowed to get into even the first
page unless he presents a valid username and password.
</OL>

If you, the legitimate administrator of your web server, are unable to
access the administration server (if you forgot your password or the
admin port number or if you accidentally locked your own site out),
then here is how to get past each of these levels of protection:

<OL>
<LI> If you don't remember what port your administration server is
running on, just look in your "ns-admin.conf" file, which is in
the "admserv" directory under your Netscape server directory.
(For 1.x web servers on Windows NT, run "regedt32" and go to the
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Netscape\Administration" section).
You will see a "Port" entry there that specifies what port your
admin server is on. You can change this value if you want your
admin server to run on a different port, but make sure you restart
the admin server after you change the value.

<LI> If your admin server is complaining "Unauthorized host" when you
try to connect to it, then you can open it up to all sites by
going into the "ns-admin.conf" file or the "Administration"
section of your NT registry, as described above, and deleting the
lines for "Hosts" and "Addresses" (either one of those might not
be present) then restarting your admin server (on Unix run
"stop-admin" then "start-admin"; on NT go into the Services
control panel and stop/start the "Netscape Administration" or
"Netscape Admin Server" service). You will then be able to get
back into the admin server, where you can then try new settings
for your host and address restrictions if you wish.

<LI> If you have forgotten the password to your admin server and now
you can't log into your admin pages, all is not lost! Go into
your "ns-home" directory, and into the "admserv" directory under
that. You should find an "admpw" text file containing a simgle
line of text, something like this:
admin:lnOVeixulqkmU
The first part of that line is the name of your admin account
(usually just "admin"), and the second part is your admin
password, encrypted. Edit this file to remove the encrypted
password so that your file looks like this:
admin:
Then shut down your admin server, bring it back up again, and log
into your admin server but don't give any password. It should let
you in, at which point you can then go to the appropriate
configuration page to set a new admin password, and then you're
back in business.
</OL>
Note that because it is so easy to change the admin password this
way, it's good to periodically make certain that your admin
password file and your web server's configuration files are not
left world-writable, and that only trusted people have access to
them. (By default they're not world-writable, but it's good to
make sure of this from time to time.)

If you mean that yu forgo the password for yur encrypted backup then you can only:
Warning: If you encrypt an iPhone backup in iTunes and then forget your password, you will not be able to restore from backup and your data will be unrecoverable. If you forget the password, you can continue to back up and use the device, however you will not be able to restore the encrypted backup to any device without the password. You do not need to enter the password for your backup each time you back up or sync.
If you cannot remember the password and want to start again, you must perform a full software restore and when iTunes prompts you to select the backup from which to restore, choose set up as a new device.
Above from:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946

I recieved an email from itunes stating that someone was trying to use my apple acct. I then emailed apple but the email address was not apples. What should I do?

I recieved an email from itunes stating that someone was trying to use my apple acct. so I was going to email apple but noticed that the email address was not apples. What should I do if anything? Thanks

dont give your password. in fact change your apple id password. treat the email as spam/phishing
Peace, Clyde

I changed my apple Id and it was verified and now that i am trying to purchase something on my IPAD its still showing up as y old Apple ID when my new Apple ID was verified and changed

i changed my apple Id and it was verified and now that i am trying to purchase something on my IPAD its still showing up as my old Apple ID when my new Apple ID was verified and changed

Log out of your account on your iPad by tapping on your id in Settings > iTunes & App Store and then log back in with the updated version of the account so as to 'refresh' it on it.

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Hi, I am thinking of changing my Apple ID, Apple offers a way to change it on their Apple ID Site https://appleid.apple.com/, I notice that all my downloaded Apps were registered under my orignial ID, I was wondering whether chanign my Apple ID would affect me running or updating my Apps.
Thank You

It appears the AppleID used to buy the iTunes content stays with your purchase. You'll need it to authorize that content anywhere you want to play it.
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Write down your old AppleID. You'll need it anytime you change your circuit board in your Mac, change your disk or get a new computer.
If you find something out I do not know, then please post back so that I may learn about it.

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If I read you correctly, your main reason for wanting to take action is so that whoever stole your iPhone will not know your Apple ID.
To my knowledge, there's no way to log out of your Apple ID on your iPhone, seeing as it's stolen. You may as well erase your iPhone, since it's lost anyways. To do that, go to icloud.com and then Find My iPhone. You can find your iPhone and erase it from there.

Please help me to access my yahoo mail account. What should I do if get this message ? : "If you usually connect to this site without problems, this error could mean that someone is trying to impersonate the site, and you shouldn't continue. "

The following is the extended part of the error message :
Technical Details
mc1610.mail.yahoo.com uses an invalid security certificate.
The certificate expired on 13-Feb-12 5:30 PM. The current time is 09-Mar-12 1:06 PM.
(Error code: sec_error_expired_certificate)
I Understand the Risks
If you understand what's going on, you
can tell Firefox to start trusting this site's identification.
Even if you trust the site, this error could mean that someone is
tampering with your connection.
Don't add an exception unless
you know there's a good reason why this site doesn't use trusted identification.

Hi,
Please also try here: https://login.yahoo.com/
If the problem persists please try deleting the '''cert8.db''' file in the [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder Firefox Profile Folder] after exiting Firefox. You can also open the profile folder in Firefox '''Help '''('''Alt '''+ '''H''') > '''Troubleshooting Information''' > '''Open Containing Folder''', and exit Firefox.
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Firefox Profile Files]

How to change your apple id on an iPhone?

Okay so i updated my phone recently and i went to update an app and it had the wrong apple id so i went to settings and saw what my apple id was and i logged in out a few times and i went back to the app store and it did not change!!!!!!!!!! What do i do?

If you are seeing your old ID when you update apps it's because that ID was used to purchase the apps. Apps and their updates are permanently tied to the ID used to purchase them, regardless of the ID you have in Settings>iTunes & App Stores. The only way to stop this would be to delete these apps and repurchase them with your other ID.

HT1918 How to change your security questions if u forgot them on iPhone iPod and iPad

how to change your security questions if u forget on iPhone iPod or iPad

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Start here, and reset your password, you will receive an email with your new password, then go to manage your account > Password and Security and change your security questions.
If that doesn't help you might try contacting Apple through iTunes Store Support

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My question is I want to know my apple account info cause I want to change my password cause someone using it and I don't know who it is they keep restore my touch that's why I wanna change it I know my email and my password but if I change my password it ask me a question about my info but I don't know all my info anymore. Thank you

How do I change or recover a forgotten Apple ID Password?
If you've forgotten your Apple ID Password or want to change it, go to My Apple ID and follow the instructions. SeeHow to change your Apple ID password if you'd like more information.

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Delete them and then download them from the desired Apple ID. This may require repurchasing paid applications.
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I have changed my Apple id. It should be in order. But somehow in my iCloud there is a different apple id and I cannot change the password. Apple is no more giving me an extra change. I have used all? How can I remoce this extra iCloud account? Ellimati.

I have changed my Apple id. I should be in order. But iCloud is not working, because it has a different account name. I cannot remove the account, because it needs password. I don´t have it! I have asked too many times a possibility to have a new password. Apple is no more giving me the e-mails (so easy to handle the account!) I hope if I can enter the account, I can also remove it. How to remove an extra iCloud account with old account name? Ellimatilda

You need to sign out in System Preferences (or Settings)>iCloud and sign back in again with the new password

How do you change your Apple ID for icloud?

I have had one email address as my Apple ID for App store, itunes and icloud for all my devices (MacBook pro, iMac, iPhone4 and iPad2). Recently I changed nettwork/internett operators and now I have big problems with my icloud. My old email address and password has been shut down, and I had to create a new adress and password. I successfully change my Apple ID and password for itunes and App store, but I can't change my Apple ID for icloud. I am told that if I want to close down my icloud account on my MacBook Pro data will be lost. (I have stored my documents on icloud too) I keep getting a popup on my screen saying there is a problem with my Apple ID (the old email address) and that I should fill in my password. If I fill in the password for this icloud ID (also my old Apple ID for App store and itunes, I keep getting the message that it is invalid. How do I get into icloud to manage and edit the Apple ID for icloud so that it works on my mac and all the other devices I have?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
You can't change your ID if it's a me/mac address, otherwise;
Firstly, you need to change your details with Apple, Start here, change your country if necessary and go to manage your account.
In order to change your Apple ID or password for your iCloud account on your iOS device, you need to delete the account from your iOS device first, then add it back using your updated details. (Settings > iCloud, scroll down and hit "Delete Account")
Providing you are simply updating your existing details and not changing to another account, when you delete your account, all the data that is synced with iCloud will also be deleted from the device (but not from iCloud), but will be synced back to your device when you login again.
In order to change your Apple ID or password for your iCloud account on your computer, you need to sign out of the account from your computer first, then sign back in using your updated details. (System Preferences > iCloud, click the sign out button)
In order to change your Apple ID or password for your iTunes account on your iOS device, you need to sign out from your iOS device first, then sign back in using your updated details. (Settings > store, scroll down and tap your ID)

How do you change your apple id and password on your iPhone?

How do you change your apple id and password on your iphone?

To change your Apple ID go to Settings>Store>Apple ID, tap the ID shown, sign out, sign back in with the ID you want to use. To change the password go to https://appleid.apple.com/, click on Manage you account to the right, sign in, click on Password and Security on the left, the Change Password on the right. If you change your password you will need to sign out on your phone, then sign back in using the new password.

How do you keep your purchased apps if you are forced to change your Apple ID?

How do you keep your purchased apps if you are forced to change your Apple ID? A good example is if you are forced to change your email, which you use as your Apple ID. what if it is a security app and you lose a lot of data if you lose the app? Why are the apps tied to the Apple ID rather than the user? Why is it impossible to globally change the Apple I D?

All content is tied to the account, but you can change the primary email address on an account e.g. you can log into your account via the Store > View Account on your computer's iTunes and there should be an Edit button to the right of your account id on your account's page, or similarly on your iPad try tapping on your id in Settings > iTunes & App Store and view your account. Or you can update it by logging into it via this page http://appleid.apple.com . You shouldn't lose any content on the account if you update it.
After updating the account you may need to log out of your iPad by tapping on your id in Settings > iTunes & App Store and then log back in with the updated version for it to be 'refreshed' on it

I suddenly recieved 6 'How to change your Apple ID password' emails, even though I haven't been on the Apple site in months....should I be concerned that someone is trying to use my account?

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