reseting my pass

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we have an imac and a mac pro. boths problem is same... password. actually they are my fathers but my fathers age is more than 40 and he forgots things like both passwords of pc`s. how can i reset or find the passwords?
 
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Your Mac's Specs
C2D 2.26 | 500GB Seagate Momentus | 2GB 1066 (soon to be 8)
You can boot from the install discs that came with the computers and hold C when booting then you can change your admin password. You just need to select the Mac HD then reset the password.

Or you can restart the computer and hold Command + S when it restarts then type in the following:
mount -uw /
rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
shutdown -h now

(hit return after each line)
This creates a new admin account that you can login to.
 
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Silver M1 iMac 512/16/8/8 macOS 11.6
And of course you do have the install discs for both machines?

And if you are so concerned about poor old Dad's memory, leave the password as a blank and no one forgets it then!
 
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MacBook (Mid-2007, 10.5.8) + MacBook Pro (Late-2008, 10.9) - See Signature
Is 40 suppose to be old? My dad's in his early 80s and he's still doing great.
 

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