OS X Maverick thinks I have an administrative password....

I am trying to download the free OS X Mavericks update but when it asks for my administrator password it does not allow me in. As I am the only one in my home that uses this MAC and I have not set a password so enter usually does the trick. Any suggestions?

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Google lets you have a different password for every application and every machine that accesses google.
Perfectly secure.
Apple automatically synchronizes your passwords across all your apps and all your devices.
Perfectly easy.
You can see where this is going, right?
I've reset my passwords for Google Calendar and Gmail 7 times each in the past 12 hours, and I'm not sure it's over yet.
Every time Calendar tries to sync it complains that my password is wrong. So I have to reset it. But then Mail complains it can't access gmail anymore because its password is no good.
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http://agilewebsolutions.com/products/1Password
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Select Terminal from the Utilities menu.
At the prompt type,
resetpassword
Hit return.
Follow the prompts in the utility to select hard drive, then user.
Reset the password.
Exit the utility and restart.
You will need to log in with your new password, but your keychain will not be reset.
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For Lion/Mountain Lion
    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.
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For Snow Leopard and earlier with installer DVD
     Mac OS X 10.6- If you forget your administrator password
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HELP
I don't think I ever set up a "master password" on the thing...I never use those. I am the only person with access to my personal devices.
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Forgot Your Account Password
For Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks
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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.
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     Mac OS X 10.6- If you forget your administrator password,
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from Marcia.
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Linda

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Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
The following article explains the administrator password required for software installations.
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I have never used administrator passwords on any computer I've ever owned. Now Adobe Flashplayer can't be updated, as it suddenly wants to do every two weeks!, because I have no administrative password to enter to the system can be changed. I've tried entering every password I've ever used. The one I used to sign into this forum doesn't work. What is it looking for? Is it looking for the password I never set up? When my old Mac Book Pro's l contents were transferred to this new MacBook Pro at the Apple store, I told them I don't use an administrator password. No one warned me that I would be entering the realm of Adobe Flashplayer ****. Suggestions? My OS is currently 10.9.5. BTW, I'm having the same problem for the same reason on my old Dell desktop which is running Windows 7.
A month ago a friend got the update warnings from Adobe to stop and suddenly Flashplayer worked. However, neither of us can remember what she did....I think she deleted something and bingo! All was well. until Adobe decided to try it again, and again!
When I download the Flashplayer update, my OS won't install it until I enter the needed password. What other password could it be looking for? How many Apple passwords does the computer use? Is there one for the administrator, one for me the user, and one for iCloud?

I have no idea what the "preloaded recovery partition" is, but I was able, I THINK, to establish a new password without entering an old one. i have not yet tested it to see if I am now able to install the update for Flash player. I'm not happy at all with being forced to create a password I don't want just because Adobe is constantly updating stuff. And I don't understand why everyone else I now is NOT having this problem. But I do appreciate your help. If this doesn't work, I'll set up an appointment with the local Genius bar.

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It wasn't difficult to reset the domain password and I think Microsoft's policy of not providing an easy forward way is to create an
illusion of security which is not there. Linux systems that are much more secure that MSFT software allow easy password reset when physical access is there so why not include the same tools in System Repair tools or using F8?
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You could probably check the specifications of the computers
against their availability to run specific system software, from
the online information from http://everymac.com/ or go and
see if you can use a download of MacTracker's database.
• MacTracker - http://mactracker.ca
You have to be more specific with each Mac as the parts
and software needed to repair or upgrade them changed
over time, and the product updates limit compatibility.
• computer info - by serial number - service:
http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html
A retail install disc of whatever appropriate later OS X
version that the computer hardware you have can use
would have to be purchased from individuals or from
resellers on auction sites or computer user sites; or a
chance find on a local craigslist. If you know of a local
Apple User Group, maybe someone went to a school
auction and got a truckload of old Macs & software(?)
The items you may need could be hiding in someones
garage or garden shed; sadly, some get tossed away.
Hopefully you can help re-cycle them - as computers.
When you upgrade the OS in an older computer, the
RAM quality & amount, and hard drive, should be
upgraded to support these greater hardware demands.
Good luck & happy computing!

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