Hello everyone,
I did my best to search for an answer before posting and didn't find one.
My question is: Can I reset the master password for Snow Leopard using a Leopard boot disc?
Why am I doing this you ask? Well, I locked myself out of Filevault and can't login, and I've forgotten my master password. So I went to boot from my Snow Leopard DVD but my optical drive refuses to read it (no scratches). I tried my girlfriend's Snow Leopard DVD with the same result. So in a desperate attempt to unlock my MBPro I tried my old Leopard DVD - and voila, it worked.
Can I use it to reset my master password without causing new problems?
I intend to buy a new optical drive tomorrow since it refuses to read most other CDs and DVDs I have.
Thanks in advance,
-Medoc
I did my best to search for an answer before posting and didn't find one.
My question is: Can I reset the master password for Snow Leopard using a Leopard boot disc?
Why am I doing this you ask? Well, I locked myself out of Filevault and can't login, and I've forgotten my master password. So I went to boot from my Snow Leopard DVD but my optical drive refuses to read it (no scratches). I tried my girlfriend's Snow Leopard DVD with the same result. So in a desperate attempt to unlock my MBPro I tried my old Leopard DVD - and voila, it worked.
Can I use it to reset my master password without causing new problems?
I intend to buy a new optical drive tomorrow since it refuses to read most other CDs and DVDs I have.
Thanks in advance,
-Medoc