34be68fe79 May 25, 2007 9:41 AM Helpful (0) Reply options Link to this post by Roger Mercier, Roger Mercier May 25, 2007 9:46 AM in response to Willett58 Level 1 (15 points) May 25, 2007 9:46 AM in response to Willett58 the root AccountAs mentioned earlier, the administrator account is a powerful accountEnter a new password, then enter the same password in the Verify fieldYou can change this preference belowTap PasswordUnless you have previously set a root password, a message appears with a NetInfo Error, indicating that the password is blank
Sit tight as your system boots into Recovery ModeClick the Apple menu and choose Restart or ShutdownHow to hack into a Mac without the password: Reset the password in Single User Mode If for whatever reason you can't or don't want to access the OS X installer, another option is to use Single User Mode and once again change the password you can't remember to something you canSubmit Cancel One Moment Please Thanks for your feedbackWhen you open a note locked by your old password but enter your current password, you'll see an alert that you entered the wrong password with a hint for your old oneHow to hack into a Mac without the password: Changethe password in Recovery Mode The easiest way to change the user or administrator password, and the one we would recommend, is to use Recovery Mode-passwd /Users/[username] [new password] If you're running OS X 10.7 Lion or later, type this: /sbin/fsck -fy/sbin/mount -uw /launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.opendirectoryd.plistdscl The root account can modify system settings, modify files it does not own, modify files that are not writable by default, modify a user's password, install software, become another user without having to know the password of that account, and so on
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