Why is my mac asking for a password now I never had one before?

why is my mac asking for a password now I never had one before?

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Your user has a password that you put. It's required for install applications and change preferences

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  • Mavericks asking for administration password. I never had one.

    My Maxbook Air which i bought from Apple.ca last year came with the latest Lion OS.
    Now Im installing Mavericks its asking for an administrator  password which i never had.
    Suggestions.
    Ray Beck

    After downloading Mavericks from AppStore it prepares installation files and it usually requires admin access to do so. I got a prompt asking for admin password as well. But you can just click enter ( return ) without entering any password if you didnt set one. And it should go ahead fine. If that doesn't help report back

  • Help! My new iPhone is asking for a password but I never set one and am locked out - what can I do?!?!

    help!!! My new phone is asking for a password but I never set one and am locked out - what can I do?!?!

    Is it asking for your Apple ID password or the passcode to unlock the phone?
    If it's asking for your passode, use the steps in this article: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1212

  • Why does my mac ask for my password when automatic login is configured,it only happens every so often but when it does the it also shows no wifi installed

    my mac is configured for automatic log in,but whenever i do not use it for a day orso it asks for my password to login,at the same time it states that there is no wifi installed ,i have to login and then reboot which is a pain.when checking disk permissions it states the SUID FILE has been altered and wont be ghanged back .any answers please.

    Battery condition says normal but cycle count is on the high side.
    May be better off with a new battery.
    Hope everything turns out right.

  • Why does my Mac ask for my password when I try to make a change on my external hard drive with Time Machine?

    I recently formatted the hard drive to do a fresh install of Mavericks on my Macbook Pro Retina. I then formatted my Western Digital 2 TB External Hard Drive for Time Machine. I then began storing others files and folders on the external hard drive along side the TIme Machine Backup folder. Everytime I added a folder or changed a foler name it asked for my password.
    This has never happened to me before using any other OSX.
    I apologize if this has been resolved before, I'm new to the communities and have yet to find a solution.

    It is not a good idea to be storing other Stuff on your Time Machine drive. You may need an additional separate hard drive for those things.
    Once you tell Time Machine to use a Drive, Time Machine owns the Drive. You (as a User) do not have permission to put things there. If you insist, it will do it, but wants your Admin password to do it.

  • Why is my username asking for a password now since the update?

    Since completing the update on my Mac desktop it now asks when I use my username for a password. There are only 2 users on my computer. It doesn't ask for a password when my wife uses her username. It only asks for a password on my username. I do know the password, but I don't want this feature on. How do I disable this feature. I am new to having a MAC computer so help would be great.

    Welcome to Apple Communities
    Your user has a password that you put. It's required for install applications and change preferences

  • Why is the finder asking for my password now in Mavericks?

    Every time I want to delete a file, the Finder asks for my password to do this.
    Anyone know how to I can turn this off?

    JJT69 wrote:
    Every time I want to delete a file, the Finder asks for my password to do this.
    What steps did you perform to install Mavericks?
    It sounds like there's a permissions mismatch between your account and those files.  If you ask the Finder to do a "get info" (File > Get Info), what do you see in the "Sharing & Permissions" section?  Compare that will a file you just created.
    There's a way to reset the permissions of your files while in "recovery mode" (boot with command-R held down), but I can't give you details.

  • Ipad is asking for passcode and i have never had one

    i  updated to new operating system the other day, and when i went to use it safari was missing. i have now just turned on again and its asking for a passcode to enter but i have never used a passcode before, so i cant get in. i have synced the ipad, and tried restoring but it says a passcode is required but i dont have one. please help as i need to use my ipad. thanks

    Unfortunately, if the iPad is insisting that you use a passcode, there is no way around it other than to restore the device using iTunes on a computer, or by erasing it in iCloud.com via Find My iPhone.
    You could try resetting the iPad and cross your fingers and hope this is just a blip on the radar....hold down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10 seconds until the Apple logo appears on the screen.

  • Backed up my old phone to my computer.  trying to sync new phone and retrieve old info.  It is asking for a password.  I never gave it one.  How do I get to my stuff????

    backed up my old i-phone 3 to my computer.  tried to sync new i-phone 4S to computer to restore info.  It is asking for a password.  I never assigned one.  How do I get to my info????

    iTunes will recognize your new phone as a different device from your old phone.  Do you have any information on your new phone that you want to save?  Restoring to the backup of your old phone will overwrite your data and settings with those of your old phone.  If you want to save any data on your new phone, you'll need to do this first.  After doing so, connect it to iTunes, right-click on the name of your phone on the left side and select Restore from Backup, when prompted, selecte the backup of your old phone to restore from.

  • HT1438 iphone is disable contact itunes. i downloaded blacklist app it asked for a password but i never set up a password now i'm locked out my phone

    iphone is disable contact itunes. I downloaded blacklist app. my phone locked and when I would slide to unlock it asked for a password. I never created one. I tried several passwords and they were incorrect. so it disable my phone and gave the message to contact itunes

    You downloaded this blacklist app from the iTunes app store?
    You must restore your iPhone with iTunes.

  • My hp 2450 is asking for a password which I never set up

    I am trying to set up my printers wifi and its asking for a password but i never set one up and don't know where I would find it

    Again, is the printer finding your routers SSID? Input the password for your network and connect. You need to be much more detailed on your setup and troubleshooting steps.
    Say thanks by clicking the Kudos Thumbs Up to the right in the post.
    If my post resolved your problem, please mark it as an Accepted Solution ...
    I worked for HP but now I'm retired!

  • Why does iClod keep asking for my password?

    Why does iCloud keep asking for a password? I don't remember asking for this and if I try to turn it off it threatens to delete my calendars off my mac but keep them on some else's server!

    Try going to System Preferences>iCloud, sign out, choose Delete at all of the prompts (your data will still be in iCloud), restart your Mac, then go back and sing back in (your data will download back to your Mac).  See if that stops the prompts for the password.

  • Why does it keep asking for my password ?

    Why does it keep asking for my password when i open the APP STORE ? Theres no updates and i aint downloading anything. Any help ? Thanks.

    It shouldn't really ask you anything. One way to possibly forestall this from happening again would be to register and enter your own ID and password. The system won't ask you for anything else, since it has all the user info it needs.
    When is it asking you questions? When the App Store opens? When you click on hyperlinks to documents?

  • I just reinstalled from my time machine backup and now it is asking me for a user id.  I never had one before

    As part of the hard drive recall for imacs i had my drive replaced.
    i just reinstalled from my time machine backup and now it set up a user id, I never had one before. Of course I don't know the password and cannot get in.
    Why?  How do I get around it?

  • I just updated the software on my iPad2 and now it's asking for my passcode but I never set one. How can I fix this?

    I just updated the software on my iPad2 and now it's asking for my passcode but I never set one. How can I fix this?

    I fixed it!!
    While not connected to any USB cable I put the iPad in recovery mode.
    To do that turn the iPad completely off. Press and hold the home button while turning the iPad on, once you see the apple logo release the home button.
    Turn on your OS X mac after it boots up connect the USB from iPod to Mac. iTunes should start. If not launch itunes.
    Perform the factory restore process paying attention to all of the screen message windows. Then set up the ipad like it was new.

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