How to get rid of administrator account

BardinBlack · BardinBlack #1 (**permalink**)

07-31-2010, 12:32 PM

I just bought a MacBook Pro on craigslist, and the long and short of it is, the dude i bought it from is still the administrator, and he didn't tell me his password. How do I get rid of him as the administrator and create a new account?

McYukon · McYukon #2 (**permalink**)

07-31-2010, 01:29 PM

The best thing to do would be to completely wipe the HD and reinstall the OS.
That will give you a clean mac, that you then can customize to your liking.

You can, by using the Install DVD reset the admin password.
Insert the Install DVD and restart while holding the c key.
The choose your language and some menu in the menubar there is an option to reset the password.
Then login to his account and make a new admin account, log out of his account, log into yours and delete his.

McYukon #2 (permalink)
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BardinBlack #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 31, 2010 Posts: 1	07-31-2010, 12:32 PM I just bought a MacBook Pro on craigslist, and the long and short of it is, the dude i bought it from is still the administrator, and he didn't tell me his password. How do I get rid of him as the administrator and create a new account?
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