How Do I Get a New Master Password?
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Tell us which version of OS X your Mom is using on her Mac. The procedure for assigning a new password varies. Up to OS X 10.6 the password is changed with the install disk, from OS X 10.7 to the present, it's done from the recovery partition using Terminal.
It's OS X 10.9.3.
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If you mean the login password this will help. if you mean FileVault bad, bad news. There is no Mavericks disc. The option was to burn to a USB thumb drive prior to rinning the bInstaller. After Installl the Instaler deletes from the Applications Folder.
OS X Mavericks: Reset a login password
FileVault is much more of a challenge:-
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4790
OS X Mavericks: Reset a login password
FileVault is much more of a challenge:-
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4790
"Reset your login password when FileVault is turned on
If FileVault is turned on, use the FileVault recovery key to reset your login password."
What is FileVault and how do I know whether it's on or not?
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- Apple Menu
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- File Vault tab
Don't forget to try Google (5 second search)…rather than waiting 6+ hours.
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