I was given a macbook at work, it belonged to a former employee. it has his iTunes account on it, i need to delete his and add mine, there is no way to get his password

how can i delete an iTunes user account from a computer and add mine, no possible way to get the old passwor

You should be able to log out of an account in iTunes via the Store > Sign Out menu option, that will then change to a Store > Sign In option so that you can log in with your account. Any apps etc that are in the iTunes library from the previous owner will remain tied to that previous owner's account, so you should delete them.

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