![]() ![]() Stage 2) Create a New User Account upon System Boot In this step we just create a new user account as if you just got a new Mac: You aren’t finished, but the hard part is now over – no more command lines, you’ll now be in the familiar Mac OS X GUI to finish the password reset process.Upon reboot, you will be presented with the traditional “Welcome Wizard” startup screen just like when you first get a Mac.Follow the welcome wizard and create a new user account – making the account name different from the account whose password you want to recover.Continue on and boot into Mac OS X with this newly created user account, this new user account is an Administrator and has administrative access.You are almost done, now you just need to reset the forgotten user account password using the Accounts control panel: Stage 3) Reset the Forgot Password via System Preferences.Once you are booted into Mac OS X, click on the Apple logo and then navigate down to “System Preferences”. ![]() Click on the “Accounts” icon in System Preferences.You can now login to the previously inaccessible user account using the newly reset password! All user files and settings are maintained as before the password was forgotten.Ĭlose System Preferences and reboot the Mac.Enter a new password for that user, be sure to include a meaningful hint so you don’t forget it again!.With the user of the forgotten password account selected, click on the “Reset Password” button.On the left side user panel, select the user account containing the forgotten password.Click on the Lock icon in the lower left corner of the “Accounts” preference window and enter the newly created user credentials, this enables you to change other user accounts and reset other users passwords. Optional: If you’d like, you can delete the temporary account you created to reset the users password. ![]()
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