Is their a password that overrides the admin password

is their a password that overrides the admin password

mende1 wrote:
Not if you have as Snow Leopard
We're assuming that the user's hardware signature line is correct and accurate, the OP may very well have upgraded to Lion and/or Mt. Lion.
Or, you can just use the Google machine on the Internet device and search for the article that explains how to reset the admin password for Snow Leopard - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274
Kbase searching = awesome

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Is there a way to override the admin password in Tiger?

hi,
i have a 2004 eMac 1.25 GHz running OS X 10.4.11. however, i do not have the admin password, so i am not able to carry out admin tasks like installing new software etc. i was told that i can actually override this if i upgrade the OS to snow leopard. is that true? are there other ways to actually change the admin account or change the password?
thanks for any help.

Hi, do you have the 10.4.x Install Disc, you really need it.
Reset OS X Password Without an OS X CD...
http://theappleblog.com/2008/06/22/reset-os-x-password-without-an-os-x-cd/
It'll boot like a newly setup Mac, but all your stuff should still be there once filling out the stuff.

How do i override the admin password

my macbook air won't recognize my admin password so I can't add a new printer or do updates

OS X 10.7 Lion, 10.8 MountainLion & 10.9 Mavericks
Reset Password using Recovery HD
Boot into Recovery Partition.
Start the computer,then press and hold down command and R keys to start into recovery partition.
When you see the Apple logo, release the keys.
Wait until OS X Utilities window shows up.
Move the mouse to the menubar at the top and click "Utilities", then select "Terminal"
from the drop down.
Terminal window will appear.
Type in resetpassword and press enter on the keyboard.
Leave the Terminal window open.
Reset Password Utility window will open with Macintosh HD selected.
Select the user account from the popup menu box.
Enter a new password.
Reenter the new password for the user.
Enter a hint.
Click the "Save" button.
Click  in the menubar and select Restart.

I bought a used Macbook that came with the OS 10.7 upgrade, How can I reset the admin password?

How can I reset the admin password I don't have the old password. I bought it used and the disk's it came with are OS 10.5 how can i get this password reset without losing any of the upgrades or files?

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 and OS X Lion- Apple ID can be used to reset your user account password.

How do I change the admin password in SJSWS 7.0?

I've googled this, searched the forums, read the manual, but I haven't found anything that explained how to change the admin password for SJSWS 7.0. So, right now I'm stuck with "adminadmin" as the password, which I think is the default since I don't remember specifying that during install. Clearly I can't use this in production with the default admin password... sorry if this is a rtfm question, but I really didn't see anything in the manual about changing the admin password. Thanks!

You could use the following CLI command:-
wadm> set-admin-prop --set-password
More information about the command:-
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-3283/set-admin-prop-1?a=view
You could also use Administration console-
- Login to the Administration Console and click on the Nodes tab
- In the Nodes page, click on the Administration Server link within the Nodes table
- Go to "Administration Server Preferences" section in the General page and change the password

TS1544 I am the administrator of my MacBook Pro, which I share with my kids. One of them forgot his password, so as the admin I changed it for his account, but when I try to see his account, it says I need to provide the keychain password. How can i get

I am the administrator of my MacBook Pro, which I share with my kids. One of them forgot his password, so as the admin I changed it for his account, but when I try to see his account, it says I need to provide the keychain password. How can i get it? I have no idea how to sort this out...

First, make sure caps lock is not on.
You must back up all data before continuing, unless you've already done so. If you need to back up but can't log in, ask for instructions.
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 Terminal window, 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.
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 the instructions on this page:
If you forget the password and FileVault is on

Cannot remember the AdMin password!

My son gave me his old MacBook Pro but simply cannot remember the AdMin password. I'd like to re-set it with my own but how do I do this without knowing the old one??

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
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I've had my iMac put away for about a year, now I can not remember the admin password upon startup. And I don't have the installation cd's (of course)! Is there any way to re-boot, re-do, get into my Mac to change it. I don't remember it even w/ the hint

I've had my iMac put away for about a year, now I can not remember the admin password upon startup. And I don't have the installation cd's (of course)! Is there any way to re-boot, re-do, get into my Mac to change it. I don't remember it even w/ the hint

Call Apple with the Serial and they will send you the ones that came with the Mac. Or search the Net.

Latest Java Update - accidentally dismissing the admin/password dialog box at the end.

I did a Software Update on around April 14 (including this update) and at the END OF THE PROCESS, I was presented with a dialog box with an admin login and password. At this moment, I accidentally hit the ESC key and dismissed the dialog box. Then, I restarted my Mac and hoping that I can repeat the same process again, but however it says there are no more updates. I did a "java -version" and it says it using Update 31.
What was that dialog box requesting the admin/username at the end of the process? Was it affecting anything significant (or something not installed) because I accidentally dismissed it?
(I am using my mac from a "Standard" (not "Adminstrator") account.)
Kevin.

Download it from the apple site and run the installer that way:
Java for OS X Lion 2012-003
If you didn't give the installer the admin password it didn't install. So doing an explicit download and installing that way should work. Of course that too will ask for your admin password.

My Macbook is running on OS 10.5.8. However, I forgot my admin password. I would like to find out if I can use OS 10.6 CD to reset the admin password while upgrading OS? Also, will all my files be still present after upgrade??

My Macbook is running on OS 10.5.8. However, I forgot my admin password. I would like to find out if I can use OS 10.6 CD to reset the admin password while upgrading OS? Also, will all my files be still present after upgrade??

1. Should be possible to do that; go to the Utilities menu and select 'reset password' before starting the installer. (while booted from the DVD of course)
2. Standard installation of SL only replaces system components; applications, user data and preference settings should not be affected.
3. But you do have a backup just in case, don't you?

I have OS X 10.8.5 trying to upgrade. Have downloaded latest OS X Maverick but to install I am prompted for the Admin Password. I don't believe one was ever set up. I have tried my Apple Id Password but not accepted, Advice appreciated.

My system is Mac HD OX S 10.8.5. I want to upgrade 10.9.1 and have downloaded it. However, to install it I am prompted for the Admin Password. I don't believe one was ever set up. I have tried my Apple Id Password but not accepted, Advice appreciated?

If you have 10.8.5 you don't have a PowerPC Mac (PPC). PPC is for pre-2006 Macs. Go to Apple menu -> About This Mac to make sure you have an Intel Mac and that you didn't flip the 5 and 8 in your operating system indication. If you actually have 10.5.8 but you have Intel it gets a lot more complicated to install 10.9.
10.5.8 is the maximum for PowerPC.
10.6 can be upgraded on Intel with this tip:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2455
And it also help you get up to 10.6.6 or 10.6.8 as needed.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6271
will help someone with 10.5.8 determine if they are ready to jump to 10.7 or later.
If you have 10.8.5, you must install 10.9.0 first (free from the Mac App Store) to get to 10.9.1.
Backup your data:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-1992
and check http://www.roaringapps.com/ and your printer, scanner, and peripheral drivers are compatible with third party vendors before upgrading to 10.9.

Hello I have a IMac OS X 10.9. 4 serial number is: YM*****ZE2 and I can not install the admin password I have tried the system and typed: appeared what I do?

Hello I have a IMac OS X 10.9. 4 serial number is: YM*****ZE2 and I can not install the admin password I have tried the system and typed:
root # mount -uw/
launchctl load /System/Libary/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.Directoryservice.plist
appeared: launchctl: Couldn´t stat(''/Sytem/Libary/Launchdaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist''): No such file or directory
ls /User
decl . -passwd/Users/usarname password
appeared:operation failed with error: eServerError
What I do?
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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*, start up in Recovery mode. When the OS X Utilities window appears, select
Utilities ▹ Terminal
from the menu bar at the top of the screen—not from any of the items in the OS X Utilities window.
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 startup 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.

Cisco connect software wants to match the admin password to cisco connect password?

As much as possible i want only one SSID for my router, so i dont want to have another SSID for guest. To protect my router
settings I need to have a different admin password from those of passphrase (i.e. wifi password).
Why is it that cisco connect software wants to match the admin password to cisco connect password?
The cisco connect password is the same as the passphrase. I think its unsafe to have similar passes for both admin password
and passphrase.
Is there any way that cisco connect software would work under different admin password & passphrase?

From what I can tell, the router is set up so that it broadcasts two seperate SSID's with two unique passwords. If you logon to the SSID-Guest network, you are not allowed any kind of Admin access to the router. If you attempt to use the Cisco Connect software, you'll eventually get an error saying that it could not find a network (unless there is an unconfigured router running factory defaults in range). I verified this using a Cisco Linksys E4200 and a few laptops.
So long as you utilize the guest network properly, you should be able to maintain security on your network and use Cisco Connect. Obviously this isn't ideal for most commercial use, but then again I don't know why you would want to use this software on that scale.
If you are trying to keep one SSID for the network, I think you're going to have to use the web based service and do a little manual configuration.
TLDR: Seta different password for the guest network and never give out the primary network password. Guests don't have admin access, even while using Cisco Connect so long as they are connected to the -Guest SSID.

How to create a script to unmount a disk not permanently without typing the admin password?

Hello everybody!
My problem is the following: I have a macbook Pro with a Bootcamp partition, which is also virtualized by Virtualbox. I managed to make it work following different online guides that share all the main little side issue: if I don't want to dismount forever your Bootcamp disk from the running OS X, I have to use some "sudo" commands that requires me to type my admin password. In order to do so, I have to open the Terminal, type the string, type the password and then, only then, I can use the virtualized version. Well, since these ones are computer machines, born to work on repetitive and tedious processes, I'd like to automate that.
I have a little script, which doesn't work, that I'm showing you (Let's say I wrote it to make it clear to you what I would like the machine to do):
do shell script "sudo chmod 777 /dev/disk0s4"
tell application "Finder"
    if exists "BOOTCAMP" then
--Eject BOOTCAMP Volume if Mounted
          do shell script "sudo umount -f /Volumes/BOOTCAMP"
    end if
end tell
--Launch Virtual Machine
do shell script "vboxmanage startvm BtCmp-Win7"
What I'm now asking you is the following:
(a) is there a way to make it work without using my admin passaword? (... I really think the answer is no... )
(b) if the answer to (a) is no: is there a way to make a little window pop up to ask me to write the admin password and make everything work?
(c) I would like the disk to be remounted automatically once I Quit the VirtualBox application, how could I do that?
Well, I hope some kind hearted one can help me

Hello everybody!
My problem is the following: I have a macbook Pro with a Bootcamp partition, which is also virtualized by Virtualbox. I managed to make it work following different online guides that share all the main little side issue: if I don't want to dismount forever your Bootcamp disk from the running OS X, I have to use some "sudo" commands that requires me to type my admin password. In order to do so, I have to open the Terminal, type the string, type the password and then, only then, I can use the virtualized version. Well, since these ones are computer machines, born to work on repetitive and tedious processes, I'd like to automate that.
I have a little script, which doesn't work, that I'm showing you (Let's say I wrote it to make it clear to you what I would like the machine to do):
do shell script "sudo chmod 777 /dev/disk0s4"
tell application "Finder"
    if exists "BOOTCAMP" then
--Eject BOOTCAMP Volume if Mounted
          do shell script "sudo umount -f /Volumes/BOOTCAMP"
    end if
end tell
--Launch Virtual Machine
do shell script "vboxmanage startvm BtCmp-Win7"
What I'm now asking you is the following:
(a) is there a way to make it work without using my admin passaword? (... I really think the answer is no... )
(b) if the answer to (a) is no: is there a way to make a little window pop up to ask me to write the admin password and make everything work?
(c) I would like the disk to be remounted automatically once I Quit the VirtualBox application, how could I do that?
Well, I hope some kind hearted one can help me

Recover the admin password

Hi,
How to recover the admin password.

One of the setup options for vFDD is to enable SMTP and setup the SMTP email address. If this has been done, at the login screen user can click on the "Forgot Your Password" link. You will be prompted with a dialogue to enter your username and an email will be sent to that username to help you reset your password. This process works for System Admin account as well.
If you have not configured SMTP email, then you must reinstall vFDD.

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