OS 10.5 - wrong password

samdesigns · samdesigns #1 (**permalink**)

12-18-2007, 04:11 PM

what's goin' on .. i don't know ..
it keeps tellin' me "wrong username or password" when i'm tryin' to unlock the system preferences .. and this is the same username and password that i'm usin' from the 1st day i bought this macbook .. and this the same username and password i'm loggin' with .. plz help me i'm out of the city and i don't have my system's dvds right now to reset the password .. i won't go back now and i need to use my macbook .. anybody knows what can i do ??????

rman · rman #2 (**permalink**)

12-18-2007, 04:37 PM

A guess here, is the caps lock on?

samdesigns · samdesigns #3 (**permalink**)

12-18-2007, 04:59 PM

noway man .. everything is alright i'm not a beginner user ..

goobimama · goobimama #4 (**permalink**)

12-18-2007, 05:09 PM

The system password can't just mysteriously change like that. Did you try not entering any password (I'm sure you did that, silly me).

Still, I think for now the OS X DVD is your only hope cause even to show the password in Keychain you need the admin/password.

rman · rman #5 (**permalink**)

12-18-2007, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samdesigns

noway man .. everything is alright i'm not a beginner user ..

Has nothing to do with being a beginner, sometime the simple mistakes will get you.

lifeisabeach · lifeisabeach #6 (**permalink**)

12-18-2007, 07:04 PM

Does your user have administrative privileges?

rman #2 (permalink)
Inactive Staff Member Since: Dec 24, 2002 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 12,591 Mac Specs: 2 x 3.0GHz Quad-Core, 6GB OS X 10.6.8 \| 15in MacBook Pro 2.2GHz OS X 10.6.8 \| 64GB iPad 2 WiFi	12-18-2007, 04:37 PM A guess here, is the caps lock on? Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, It's about learning to dance in the rain!
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samdesigns #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	12-18-2007, 04:11 PM what's goin' on .. i don't know .. it keeps tellin' me "wrong username or password" when i'm tryin' to unlock the system preferences .. and this is the same username and password that i'm usin' from the 1st day i bought this macbook .. and this the same username and password i'm loggin' with .. plz help me i'm out of the city and i don't have my system's dvds right now to reset the password .. i won't go back now and i need to use my macbook .. anybody knows what can i do ??????
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goobimama #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 28, 2006 Posts: 2,542 Mac Specs: iMac Core Duo 20", iBook G4, iPhone 8GB :)	12-18-2007, 05:09 PM The system password can't just mysteriously change like that. Did you try not entering any password (I'm sure you did that, silly me). Still, I think for now the OS X DVD is your only hope cause even to show the password in Keychain you need the admin/password.
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lifeisabeach #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 30, 2007 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 5,787 Mac Specs: iMac i3 (mid-2010) + OS 10.8; TV 2; iPhone 4S; iPad 1	12-18-2007, 07:04 PM Does your user have administrative privileges?
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