How to resset administrator password MAC OS X
recently i sold a power book G4 apple to a customer.
he came back couple of days later saying that the power book G4 asking for administration password from last owener.
so as i was not to get in touch with the last owner i had to by pass it.
i googled around and found some ways.
2) changing the root password (currect admin) from user single mode.
i tried that one too. for some reason it didnt work. as u see it is about 26 pages of comments from poeple saying that it is not working on some versions.
i put time and read most of the comments and problems. but could not get any thing usufull unfortunatly. and then i found the answer from some other site.
BUT HERE IS THE BEST WAY AND EASIEST
3) Creating a new Admin on Mac Os X:
Here’s how to reset your OS X password without an OS X CD.
the Working solution for me was to create a new admin
you can create new admin like this by deleting a specific file.
You need to enter terminal and create a new admin account:
1. Reboot
2. Hold apple + s down after you hear the chime.
3. When you get text prompt enter in these terminal commands to create a brand new admin account (hitting return after each line):
* mount -uw /
* rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
* shutdown -h now
4. After rebooting you should have a brand new admin account. When you login as the new admin you can simply delete the old one and you’re good to go again!
Apple stores wont reset it for you. Computer shops may charge you $50 to $200 trying to reinstall the Mac and failing at end.
This tutorial is FREE. Here is all about you.
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if it worked for you i think it deserves a comment at least, i would be very encouraged.
thank you so much…
does this actually work on PowerBookG4
Yes it does work for All apple computers.
Yesterday i tried on Macbook pro
Why dont u test, ? It is just 4 lines to type.
so ur telling me itll also work for a Mac PowerBook G4 laptop?
YES IT DOES,
TESTED ON G4, G3
WE THANK YOU ENORMOUSLY FOR YOUR NOTE ON PASSWORD BYPASS. WE WERE AT OUR WITS END BUT YOU CAME THROUGH TO HELP US. THANKS.
you save my life, we use an ibook to test our website in my financial company, and a little comic, had change my admin password and uninstalled my anti-virus !!,
This was absolutely brilliant…. respect and thanks for sharing
Thank you soooo much.
Yeah It really works, thanks a lot, Dude yoiu saved the life of my laptop
Thanks!
If I can do it anyone can!
Very simple and worked like a charm!
I bought a used G4 Mac Tower with OS 9.2, but although it had 10.5 installed, it wouldn’t open…so, I installed OS 10.3.1 and couldn’t open it either because it asked for a password for what was apparently the previous owner’s ID. Now I couldn’t even use the 9.2 OS…
I was stumped!
After trying this Blog’s directions my “new” computer is working like a charm!
Thanks again!
THis option worked great. Thanks for your time and effort in this matter. Apple’s Rock
Cheers Mate I was wondering why i couldnt boot up from the cd/dvd drive, cos ive reset my passwords previously this was, but with my new macbook pro it wouldnt boot up cos of previous owner restricted it lol, well this way worked perfectly Cheeers mate i was 1 hour away from paying this Guy £30 to reset the password for me.
Now if Only Reseting Laptop/pc passwords was this easy….
well this works like a charm, thanks a bunch! Cheers.
You have made my Christmas thankyou so much.I am a single mum and have spent all my money on a second hand ibook for christmas for my little girls, only to find out on its arrival, that it had a password set up on it and that I couldn’t do anything with the laptop. I was so disappointed and couldn’t afford to buy some install discs for it. You do not know how grateful I am . THANKYOU
Similar Christmas story here. MacBook Pro. I could’ve gotten the password from the previous owner, but it was late and I needed to get this thing set up for the kids. THANKS!!!
confused as hell :S lol this isnt lkie a windows dos is it? because i type one command press enter then type the other :S or type them all as one line?? :S confused as hell
dint work.Am I supposed to use the shift button for spaces between anything?
outstanding! i owe u guys
i shall donate
Thanks a million… worked a treat
You rock!! I just did this and it worked… The mac was in Read only so i used this firstly:
Resetting PRAM and NVRAM
1. Shut down the computer.
2. Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
3. Turn on the computer.
4. Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
5. Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
6. Release the keys.
Then did your items and walla.. I’m in…
The reset pw thing worked but my screen is broken but it’s plugged to A regular screen so I wasn’t able to see whY rePly happened can anyone help me or does Nyons know whAt it exactly changes the pw and username toooo pleasedee
It will delete the config file which force OS to create new one.
so you wll be redirected to create new admin wizard
It works. thanks a lot our friend…
you are the best! thanks for the tip
Ok so I did that and it turns off and when I turned it back on it’s the same thing nothing changes what do I do
You may have had a typing mistake.
Can you mention your OS and type of Mac
Thanks a lot and it works on my G3 ibook. JUST GREAT and saves me looooooooooooooooooot of time !!!
I’ve been stuck with two g3’s with no cd and lost passwords for over a year. Your method worked! I’ve tried so many different things. I feel silly now that I’ve been waiting so long and the solution was right here,
thanks so much
-Noah A
what happens if you have a user and pass input? not showing the accounts what do you type in for that?
does it delete any apps?
What do you exactly mean?!
i dont have the accounts showing on the login screen, since i can not change this what is the login for the new account?
BY THIS YOU CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT. AN ADMIN ACOUNT
It worked on my Macbook Air Thanks!
Worked great! Thank you.
Tried many other codes found on internet. None worked but this one.
I am using OS 10.3.9 on a G4 desktop
I don’t know which key is the Apple key. Can you help?
TURN ON THE SYSTEM AND IMMEDIATELY HOLD DOWN OPTION (APPLE SIGN KEY NEAR YOUR SPACE BAR ) AND S
YOU SHOULD SEE A BLACK SCREEEN. AND LOTS OF LINES
Man you saved my life i was 10min away form going to buy another os X dvd so i could reset my Mac and than i stumbled upon this blog and i couldn’t belive it. EUREKA ThAnKs you’re the Man!
need help i press the right buttons and nothing is working. it goes to the main screen for user password. i get there but the admin. pass does not work.
TURN ON THE SYSTEM AND IMMEDIATELY HOLD DOWN OPTION (APPLE SIGN KEY NEAR YOUR SPACE BAR ) AND S
YOU SHOULD SEE A BLACK SCREEEN. AND LOTS OF LINES
can u create this new account and then delete it later w/o affecting the original admin account? thx
Yes you can. you can create another account which is admin without deleting the old admin files./
didn’t work for me… was i supposed to type in the asterisk* before each line?
what was the problem?
did u go to prompt mode?
if you can still keep the old admin files then can you find out what the old username and password actually are? and if so, where is that information to be found?
with some software you may be able to find that out.
i am not sure about the password but the username you can
This doesn’t work for me I’m desperate I don’t now what to do please can you give me another solution
Yes. What is your MAC?
when you hold down apple key and s together after just turning the system on what happens?