How do i change my password on my Mac OS X system, Dave? I looked when I was logging in and didn’t see any sort of button or configuration option!
This is an easy task once you know where Apple stores this sort of data. To change your account password, you need to go to the “Apple menu” and choose System Preferences…, then click on the Accounts button. You’ll see this:
You should be able to click on “Change Password” directly, but if you can’t get to your account or the change password option is grayed out or unclickable, you’ll need to “unlock” or verify your administrative access capabilities by clicking on the little padlock on the lower left and typing in your administrative password (the password to the admin account, not necessarily your current account). It’ll look like this:
Once you’ve unlocked it, click on “Change Password” and you’ll see this:
Enter your existing password for verification, enter your new password twice, and add a hint if you’d like.
Done!
I wrote down my password but it’s not being accepted. How can I change my password without knowing “old password”
I have forgot my password in my macbookpro labtop
and i can not reset it i need your help
how do i change my password if i forgot my old password
I have my daughters mac 10.5 and she can’t remember her password, so i need to change it, can you help me please when I went to change it, It keeps asking me for the original password??? Can’t get past it. Fustrating
Would appreciate a solution thanks
hi my girlfriend got a mac from her brother and she forgot the password now she can not log on and her brother does not remember he said that he has never logged off so he never used it
hope you guys can help me
i’ve managed to forget my password to get into my desktop (which has all sorts of important files) and i need to get onto it as soon as possible PLEASE HELP! i just need to change it without logging on
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am using ibook mac os x and i accidently spilt some water on the keybord but i dried and turnd off imediatly. I tried to turn on after two days and evrythng is ok bt key m and the space bar are nt workn and i cant write ma passward coz of ths key m. Pliz help coz i lost the cd.
i have ibook the compact book , but i forget password , how to reset the administrator password , pleasee help me ……….mobile no : 9001059999
Hi, i’ve done the dumbest thing ever i quickly change my password for mac log in but now iv for gotten it 🙁 so i can’t log in no more and have Uni work to hand in im buggered. Is there anyway to fix this i tried command + s to bring up the terminal it didn’t bring it up and i have osx cd so what can i do? please help
I have no admin. password to unlock the padlock so I can change the password.
Hi, I just bought an old iBook w/ OS X 10.4.11 at a yardsale. I would like to make it my own but have no password info. How can I change the amin. password so I can do what I want to do?
Thanks a Bunch
hey Eddie I’ve the same problem.. “Thanks for your website and help. I was able to reset my root password (using OS X install disc) and login as system administrator, but when I went to Accounts in System Prefs, it still shows System Administrator as a Standard account.
I checked the box: “Allow User to Administer This Computer” and then a dialog box appears stating, “For this change to take effect, you must log out then log in again.” Did that and no change – still a Standard account. Tried to create a new admin account, but it doesn’t work. How can I fix this?”