Maverick install is asking for an admin password which I never set up to begin with.

Maverick is asking for an admin password which was never set in the beginning. I have tried all help suggestions to no avail Help

I got to the same problem, because I have'nt an idea about my administrator password.
So I did reboot with command + R, then open Terminal, then define an administrator Kennword, then restart with pull down menu.
Restarting and opening the user ...(Systemeinstellung;Benutzer) the new setted password works, it is, it can be used to unlock user administration. But willing to start Maverick.....it does not work.
So at this time no Maverick....
Has any one a clue about what has to be done?

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I have seen many others with this problem but so far most of the solutions seem to be for the "log in" or "User" password not the Admin one.
I am running Mountain Lion successfully.
I have my original disks as supplied and also a Snow Leopard install disk.
I have seen some info about fixing this via Lion Recovery partition which I must have due to using Mt Lion.
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Thanks for your reply.
I have visited both the sites you listed but it seems to me that the solutions mentioned are to fix the User or log in p/w's.They do not seem to refer to the admin one again.
I understand about it being just like other user accts but the fixes do not really refer to it only the above two.
I have no problem booting up my Mac, I do not use a log in p/w so my problem is with the Admin p/w that was set up back in 2008. This is what I need to reset etc.
I am quite confused over these pw's as to just what is what and I need to make sure I understand all before I get into deeper trouble following these links.
This Admin p/w that was set up has never been used and is the only p/w I have except for my Apple ID. All previous upgrades only required my user name log in which has no p/w set up.
I hope you can follow me here butI have read so much on this it is becoming very confusing about whcih p/w's are what.

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