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How do I reset admin password??
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1580714"><p>Actually it did, but you can be forgiven for not noticing -- it doesn't exactly call attention to itself!</p><p></p><p>Here's what to do:</p><p></p><p>1. Restart the computer with the Snow Leopard DVD in the drive, and holding the option key down on startup select it as the boot drive (just as though you were going to reinstall Snow Leopard, but you're not going to)</p><p></p><p>2. When it gets to the part about languages, pick English. Then look to the menubar and you'll see a menu that offers choices. You should pick "reset password" and the rest should be obvious from there.</p><p></p><p>3. You should restart the machine and eject the disc by holding down the trackpad or mouse if you're using one (left button) and then proceed as normal. You will probably need to go into the Keychain Utility and delete the old keychain as well for good measure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1580714"] Actually it did, but you can be forgiven for not noticing -- it doesn't exactly call attention to itself! Here's what to do: 1. Restart the computer with the Snow Leopard DVD in the drive, and holding the option key down on startup select it as the boot drive (just as though you were going to reinstall Snow Leopard, but you're not going to) 2. When it gets to the part about languages, pick English. Then look to the menubar and you'll see a menu that offers choices. You should pick "reset password" and the rest should be obvious from there. 3. You should restart the machine and eject the disc by holding down the trackpad or mouse if you're using one (left button) and then proceed as normal. You will probably need to go into the Keychain Utility and delete the old keychain as well for good measure. [/QUOTE]
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