Resetting admin password from non-original CD

We have a 400 Mhz Powerbook G3 running Mac OS X 10.3.3. We got it from eBay as is––no CD's, no other information. Now that I have inadvertently locked System Preferences, that is a problem because we do not know the admin password.
I see that you can reset the password by booting up from a Mac OS install disc. My question is, would it be possible to do that using the OS X install disc for v. 10.3.7 that came with my iBook G4?

Usually the OEM install disc that comes with a particular computer model will not work with other models. However, you can give it a try. If you can get it to boot the Powerbook, then after the installer loads select Reset Admin Password from the File menu.

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Resetting admin password. Please help!!

My friend has a G4 ibook with mac osx 10.3.8 installed, unfortunately he has forgotten his password and this prevents him from installing any software now. I have read the support pages from apple which state i should use the installation disc of the original mac os x. This has unfortunately been lost. I have tried with a newer installation disc "tiger" and this does not work. Can anyone help me.
Thanks

Alan....try the following.....
Reset Admin Password ..... using Terminal
1. Type.... passw < return>
2. It'll prompt for the...... “old password” <return>
3. Type..... “new password” <return>
4. Retype ...... “password” <return>
Changing the password in this way has the same effect as changing through "System Preferences".
Reset Admin Password .... using Single User Mode
Hold down (command+S) at startup, you will be presented with a black screen containing a bunch of code... this is called....... Single-User Mode
Type.....
sudo passwd username <return> ... or ...
/usr/bin/passwd username <return>
Type your already existing ..... “old password” <return>
Type in a new...... “password” and verify
Type... reboot <return>
george

How to reset admin password iMac

I changed my IMac admin password and have now forgotten in and can't find my originàl discs to reset it. I understand you can reset it using apple ID but I can't work it out. Can someone help me

Forgot Your Account Password
For Snow Leopard and earlier
     Mac OS X 10.6- If you forget your administrator password
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.
     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.
If you are unable to boot from an installer DVD:
(these will only work on Leopard or earlier)
1. Boot to Safe Mode by restarting and after the chime press and hold down
      the COMMAND-S keys until a black screen with white type appears.
2. At the prompt, type the following commands pressing return after each
      command line:
     /sbin/fsck -yf
     If you do not receive a "Filesystem OK" message then repeat this command
     until you do. If after seven tries you still do not receive a "Filesystem OK"
     message, then the system is corrupted and needs to be reinstalled.
     mount -uw /
     cd /private/var/db/netinfo
     mv local.nidb local.old
     rm ../.AppleSetupDone
     shutdown -r now
The second-to-last command above will cause OS X to think that the operating system is newly installed, and when the new owner starts up the computer it will send him/her to the startup wizard where he/she can start a new user without reinstalling.
This last method does not actually change a password. It simply removes the user accounts and lets you create an initial admin account as if the computer were new out of the box.
Reset Admin Password Using The Terminal
You can reset the password by printing out (or writing down) and carefully following these steps.
First, find the short name of the admin user on the machine. The easiest way of doing this is by looking at what the directory is called in the Users folder.
Now, start in Single-user Mode. It should boot into a command line.
Enter these exact lines. Press RETURN after each.
mount -uw /
ifconfig lo0 up
cd /var/db/netinfo
netinfod -s local
Now you'll need that short name. Enter "passwd", a space, and the short name of the admin. For example, if the admin was rather prosaically called "imadmin", you would enter "passwd imadmin".
The computer will now prompt you to change the password for "lmadmin" (or whatever the short name was). Go ahead and enter a new password.
Now, enter:
sync
reboot
and the machine will reboot. The admin password should now be changed.

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i lost admin password in glassfish(     GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 3.1.1 (build 12) ) application server
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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
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Can't reset Admin Password

bought computer ibook g4 for wife who forgot admin password. I believe it's
the password I was asked before I could install additional software. I followed
reset instructions: 1) insert 10.4.2 install disk 2) restart computer
3) hold down "c" key when startup sounds, release when wheel spinning
at this point "installer" should appear where I would click Utilities and
reset password. Instead, the disk loads, where I tried clicking applications>
utilities>reset password and get message "you cannot reset password this way"
As you might gather by reading this email, I am a novice. Any advise before I
pay Apple to reset my password? Thanks so much!

Hi,
are you able to boot from the CD? What do you mean by "the disk loads"?
How many accounts do you have on this computer? If only one, I assume that you have it set up for automatic login.
If everything else fails and you don't mind creating a new account on this computer, then follow this procedure
Restart holding command+s
type: /sbin/mount -uaw
type: rm /var/db/.applesetupdone
type: reboot
This will delete the file that is created the first time you turn on your computer and you get the "Welcome" movie. It won't do anything to what is already in your account, it'll just create a new admin account (you'll be able to choose a an admin password at that point). When you create the new admin account, make sure that you choose a login and shortname DIFFERENT than those of the account you've forgotten the password of.
Then you just need to log onto that new account, go to System preferences, select Accounts, select your wife's account and you'll be able to reset the password from there.
Good luck. Let me know how it goes.

Reset admin password - SJSWS 7u8

Hi,
I've read through the documentation and a few of the other posts about resetting the admin password in SJSWS. Plainly, it doesn't work
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Please enter admin-password>
Please enter admin-password again>
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The local machine (RHEL5.5, Linux x86_64, amd64 SJSWS install) does use LDAP for authentication, but it shouldn't be trying to touch that.
I can't find any further log entries for the failed password change either.
This is the administration console, with one other node hanging off of it.
[root@server bin]# . ../lib/wsenv ; $WS_JAVA/bin/java -version
java version "1.6.0_19"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_19-b04)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 16.2-b04, mixed mode)Any ideas would be welcome ;)

Unfortunately you've run into a known problem - 6914493.
Edit $(INSTALL_ROOT)/bin/wadm and add ${classpath_prefix}/ldapjdk.jar to the classpath variable and try re-running the command.

Unable to reset admin password

Hope to get some help as this is driving me crazy.
I purchased a used iMac. It has the latest V. of Snow Leopard installed. Wanted to install Mavericks but it won't accept the Admin password. (There was none) I booted from the original Snow Leopard disk and made a password. Should have done it, but it still wouldn't accept it. Went back and reset the firmware password also. Still won't accept it.
Next I tried to reset from System Pref's > Accounts but it also wants the password. Oddly enough, after setting the new password the computer requires it for startup and does accept it there. Why would it recognize the password for startup but nowhere else.
Now, a new problem popped up; I can't boot up with the Snow Leopard original installation disk either by depressing the "C" key, or holding down "Options". The C key does nothing and the computer simply starts and asks for the password, then goes on to complete the opening. The option key brings up a gray screen with the symbol of a lock and a text entry space below that with an arrow pointing to the right. It doesn't allow anything to be entered however, and it's necessary to shut down the computer by holding in the start button as there is no other way to get out of it.
The internal superdrive works properly, and I also tried an external superdrive which works fine. The disk shows up on my desktop just fine so the drives are working, but beyond that nothing can happen as it asks for a password I seem not to have.
I've run completely out of ideas and none of the usual suggestions here are in the least bit useful. If you have any ideas please don't just repeat the stuff Apple suggests as none work. I evidently need some way to start from scratch that doesn't require the password at all.
Ted

Sounds like the previous owner enabled a firmware password. Power the machine down, remove one or more RAM modules, restart, and that should allow you to boot with the install disc. Once up an running, replace the removed RAM modules.

AirPort won't auto connect after resetting admin password

The other day I reset my admin password using the install disk and now AirPort won't log on automatically when I start my laptop. Has this happened to any one else? I have tried going through the network preferences, internet connect, and tried a couple of other things and the problem hasn't been fixed.

Try the following, in order, until (hopefully) resolved:
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System Preferences > Network > AirPort > Advanced > AirPort tab
Under "Preferred Networks," delete the network(s) you regularly use from the list.
1b. Delete AirPort Keychain Entries
Launch the "Keychain Access" application located in Applications/Utilties.
Click on the "Kind" filter at the top, and look for any "AirPort network password" entries...and delete them.
1c. Add Preferred Network(s)
System Preferences > Network > AirPort > Advanced > AirPort tab
Add the preferred network(s) using the "+" button.
Restart or log out then back in.
2. Move System Configuration Files
(Note: You will have to reestablish your network connections settings.)
Go to /Library/Preferences
Move the SystemConfiguration folder to the desktop.
Restart your Mac. (Note: OS X will rebuild the files that are now sitting on your desktop. If this doesn't resolve the issue, you can move the folder back to it's original location.)

Reset admin password in Weblogic 9.2

How do I reset the admin password in Weblogic 9.2?
I attempted to create a new user with the following:
java weblogic.security.utils.AdminAccount adminuser weblogic .
and renaming the boot.properties file, but the server does not start. I get the following error (after starting weblogic and entering in the newly created username/password):
<Jan 12, 2009 5:51:08 PM MST> <Critical> <WebLogicServer> <BEA-000386> <Server s
ubsystem failed. Reason: weblogic.security.SecurityInitializationException: Auth
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weblogic.security.SecurityInitializationException: Authentication for user admin user denied
I feel that I am missing something obvious to reset the admin password. Any help is appreciated

This is a very useful thread and definitely works. The above Python code is proper, only that Python requires indentation, and would not work otherwise.
The reason everyone seems to be having problems running this code is because the intentation is missing. See my modified code below. I have put in </tab> to indicate there indentation should be. Simply replace </tab> with an actual tab using Notepad++, Textpad or a similar text editor. I have also made a little modification as I could not get the username and password to display correctly with the above code. The code has complex path processing in function processBootFiles(rootPath, processFunc) which perhaps misses out on the main boot.properties file, even though its coded in.
The key is in getting this function to run explicitely: processFunc("./boot.properties"). Please check the paths for your wlst.sh/.cmd installation and ensure that you are currently in the directory with boot.properties file and run a command to call wlst & this script (call it wlsdecrypt.py) from that directory. This will work and indeed display the username & password :-)
<code>
#=============================================================================
# Jython Script for displaying de-crypted WebLogic boot.properties files
# To run, change to a WebLogic domain directory and execute:
# > /opt/weblogic/wlsadm/weblogic92/common/bin/wlst.sh ~/home/chordadm/wlsdecrypt.py (Unix)
# OR
# > C:\\bea\\weblogic92\\common\\bin\\wlst.cmd C:\\myscripts\\wlsdecrypt.py (Windows)
# Add parameter '-?' to the end of the command line to display more help
#=============================================================================
import os
from java.io import FileInputStream
from java.util import Properties
from weblogic.management import EncryptionHelper
from weblogic.security.service import SecurityManager
from weblogic.security.subject import SubjectManager
#=============================================================================
# Main
#=============================================================================
def main():
</tab>for arg in sys.argv:
</tab></tab>if arg.count(arg.strip()):
</tab></tab></tab>printUsageAndExit()
</tab>saltFilePath=os.path.join('security', 'SerializedSystemIni.dat')
</tab>if not os.path.exists(saltFilePath):
</tab></tab>print "Error: The script must be run from a WebLogic domain direcotry or a directory containing '%s'" % saltFilePath
</tab></tab>printUsageAndExit()
</tab>try:
</tab></tab>open(saltFilePath, 'r').close()
</tab>except IOError:
</tab></tab>print "Error: The file '%s' is not readable - check file permissions" % saltFilePath
</tab></tab>printUsageAndExit()
</tab>processBootFiles(os.curdir, descryptPropsFile)
#=============================================================================
# Decrypt (Note, to encrypt just use: EncryptionHelper.encrypt(text))
#=============================================================================
def decrypt(text):
</tab>getKernelIdMethod = SecurityManager.getDeclaredMethod('getKernelIdentity', None)
</tab>getKernelIdMethod.accessible=1
</tab>return EncryptionHelper.decrypt(text, getKernelIdMethod.invoke(SecurityManager, None))
#=============================================================================
# Process Boot Files
#=============================================================================
def processBootFiles(rootPath, processFunc):
</tab>if not os.path.isdir(rootPath):
</tab></tab>return
</tab>fileNames = os.listdir(rootPath)
</tab>for fileName in fileNames:
</tab></tab>path = os.path.join(rootPath, fileName)
</tab>if os.path.isfile(path):
</tab></tab>if fileName == 'boot.properties':
</tab></tab></tab>processFunc(path)
</tab></tab>elif os.path.isdir(path):
</tab></tab></tab>processBootFiles(path, processFunc)
</tab>processFunc("./boot.properties")
#=============================================================================
# Decrypt Props File
#=============================================================================
def descryptPropsFile(filepath):
</tab>print
</tab>print '----- Decrypting %s -----' % filepath
</tab>try:
</tab></tab>properties = Properties()
</tab></tab>file = FileInputStream(filepath)
</tab></tab>properties.load(file)
</tab></tab>file.close()
</tab></tab>for entry in properties.entrySet():
</tab></tab></tab>print '%s = %s' % (entry.key.strip(), java.lang.String(decrypt(entry.value.strip())))
</tab>except IOError:
</tab></tab>print "Error: Unable to read file '%s' - check file permissions" % filepath
</tab></tab>print
#=============================================================================
# Print Usage And Exit
#=============================================================================
def printUsageAndExit():
</tab>print
</tab>print 'wlsdecrypt.py'
</tab>print '-------------'
</tab>print
</tab>print "Jython Script for displaying de-crypted boot.properties files from a WebLogic domain. Before running the script, change directory to the directory that contains a WebLogic domain (or a directory containing 'security/SerializedSystemIni.dat' and one or more associated 'boot.properties' files). Run this script via WLST or directly via the Java/Jython launch command (the latter option requires both 'jython.jar' and 'weblogic.jar' to be added to the classpath)."
</tab>print
</tab>print 'Example Usage:'
</tab>print
</tab>print '> /opt/weblogic/wlsadm/weblogic92/common/bin/wlst.sh ~/home/chordadm/wlsdecrypt.py (Unix)'
</tab>print
</tab>print '> C:\\bea\\weblogic92\\common\\bin</tab>wlst.cmd C:\\myscripts wlsdecrypt.py (Windows)'
</tab>print
</tab>exit()
# Invoke main and end
main()
</code>
Enjoy,
Swapnil Kashyap

Resetting admin password using another admin password

How do I reset an admin password on the imac from another user who is also an admin?

Hello, Keugantic.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
Here are the steps that will walk you through changing an admin account password using another admin account.
Resetting a user's password using an administrator account
Important: Passwords for administrator accounts should not be blank.
Log in with an administrator account. Tip: If you don't know the password of any administrator accounts, see "Resetting the original administrator account password" below.
From the Apple menu choose System Preferences.
From the View menu choose Users & Groups.
Click the lock button if it appears locked; enter the administrator password.
Select the name of the user whose password you want to change.
Click the Reset Password button or the Change Password button.
Enter a new password in both the New Password and Verify fields, and add a Password Hint if desired.
Click the Reset Password button or the Change Password button.
OS X: Changing or resetting an account password
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1274
Cheers,
Jason H.

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I recenly got this macbook, MA&00LL/A, max OS X, V:10.4.11, 2GHz IntelCore 2 duo, 2GHz, When I power up it automatically logs me on as administrator but prompts for password when I try to access/change certain features. I got the macbook from my cousin who has forgot password and has lost disc. I can access root user mode but as iam unfamiliar with apple I am hesitant to delete anything without making things worse. Is their anyway I can reset this admin password without the disc or simply delete this user and reconfigure system as myself as administrator. step by step instructions would be appreciated at this stage till i familiarize myself more. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If it came down to buying a disc, how much roughly do these cost??? thanks again

If you don't have your install disks you can get the 10.4 gray disks by calling Apple Store Customer Service at 1-800-676-2775 They can send them to you for about $16 per disk plus S & H. Just give them your serial number and they'll know which ones you need.
To find your serial number go to the Apple in the upper left corner and select About This Mac, then click on More Info, the System Profiler will then come up. The Serial Number (System) is down near the bottom of the Hardware Overview list.
If you don't have your install disc handy,then follow these steps
1. Start up in single-user mode (hold Command-S as thecomputer starts up).
2. Type: mount -uw /
3. Press Return.
4. Type this: passwd (user's short name) Replace "(user's shortname)" with the short name of the user account whose password you wish to reset. If you are not sure what the account name is, you can get a list of usernames by typing: ls /Users
5. Press Return.
6. Enter a new user password.
7. Press Return.
8. Type: reboot
9. Press Return.

How to reset admin password in os x yosemite?

Hi,
I just bought my macbook pro 3 days ago and I forgot what's my admin password
Maybe im just too excited to set it up that i forgot what my admin password is. I can access my laptop completely im just having problems with installing downloaded apps, also with changing setting on System Preferences.
Please heeelppp!

OS X 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks and 10.10 Yosemite
Reset Password
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 under “Select user account”.
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.
Log in.
If Keychain dialog box appears, select “Create New Keychain”.

How to reset admin password

I need SOS
I need to know how to reset an admin password because I forgot mine!'
SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE

Restart holding the Command and R keys, from the Utilities drop down, choose Terminal. When Terminal opens, type exactly:
resetpassword
And press Enter.
When the Resetpassword window open, highlight the admin account and toe a new password twice, do not enter a hint, and Save. Accept the next dialog that open, and accept the reset of the user home directory permissions.
Click the apple left side of the menu bar, Restart.

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I need to reset my Admin. password on iMac can not find disk updated to OSX 10.9.3

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 screen appears, select
Utilities ▹ Terminal
from the menu bar. 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.

Reset admin password on os x server

we acquired a os x server from a company we purchased and don't have either the server software or the admin passwords to login. Can anyone give me instructions on how to reset the password. I do have OS X Tiger on DVD but not server? Thanks.

As for OS X Server there are two datastores for users/accounts:
a) accounts in Netinfo datastore, like on any other OS X Client OS has
b) accounts in LDAP/OpenDirectory
To reset a) just boot off the cd, there is a "reset passwd" GUI provided.
b) is trickier and therefore you need to interact with another separate datastore that is used just for passwords. Guess what it's named? Right: PasswordServer.
It has a cmdline utility called "mkpassdb". See "man mkpassdb".
You will then use "mkpassdb -dump" to see the entries it has and "mkpassdb -setpassword" to change passwords.
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Resetting admin password from non-original CD

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