Mac os 10.5 no admin account

This script worked as you said on my G4. Also gives you access to any existing admin acct besides providing a new acct, so you don't lose any old files in the User directory. Why can't anyone on this list speak English?? Learn it or enjoy your crashed Mac.

Thank-you very much did it then worked like a charm: Danny T - Jan 29, at Thanks so much this worked for me! I really appreciate it and hope you have a blessed life! Chrispy - Feb 1, at IS - Feb 3, at This rocks, thanks for posting - It worked first time for me. Eric - Feb 8, at Coma - Feb 11, at Fantastic man!!! But;- I have forgoten to backup all my data such as photos and music: Do you know how can I get back to that old admin so I can backup all my data so I can move it in to my new admin???? Unfortunately, for my mother, she has a Dell she hasn't used for a really long time and also can't remember her admin psswrd.

Is there a similar technique that will work for pc? This should work: It's an ISO that basically has a Linux flavor on it but it boots straight into an easy-to-use menu. You just select the windows password reset option, select the defaults for file locations, and then select the user and the password to change. Works flawlessly. One recommendation: This will blank out the old password. Then you can boot into windows and safely login with no password and change it to whatever you like. Sometimes these utilities have issues with different flavors of windows re-encrypting a new password so it's best to just blank it out.

Ramanujam - Feb 25, at This works very good on my computer. Man, thanks a lot for this solutions, just perfect! And I dont lose nothing from my old account. You create another account with admin privileges and then remove you old pass from your old account. T - Mar 8, at I have tried many many times and it just keeps loading the computer normally and going right to the login.

I have a macbook leopard I have a guest account and cannot change a thing. I try and open many programs and it says it is not on the selected list of applications. Joel - Mar 19, at Thank You!!! Joe - Mar 20, at Treefrog - Mar 21, at Drakan - Mar 21, at Thanks worked like a charm on my Macbook Pro Mario - Mar 30, at KT - Mar 31, at It worked.

I had been trying to figure this out for weeks. Andy - Apr 2, at Paul - Apr 4, at How can I change the password to my administrator from a standard user of a laptop? That was awesome Thanks so much! WhaahaYes - Apr 7, at After 3 years of searching for a solution Thanks so much!! MYA - Apr 8, at Zidane - Apr 10, at Thank you for this tip fella!!

Ruby - Apr 13, at One very stupid question: If I manage to do this, will all my data still be there afterwards? Timbo - Apr 13, at Famos - Apr 14, at If you want to make modifications to files: Okay, so how do you accomplish the first step? How do you reboot it? Someone help? Lynette - Apr 17, at I have an iMac G5 This has worked like a charm - I am just about in tears as I am so thrilled!

Thank you so much for your efforts, an appreciative Kiwi. I did everything as followed but it did not restart it just shut down please help out I reset it exactly as you said and after choosing my default language when I reboot it will go no further. Please help! This worked very well!

I seriously thought I was going to have to track down a disc-I've been frustrated for weeks. Anonymous - Apr 20, at Whenever I open up this root terminal thing, my computer is always broken. I would not suggest doing this, even if you do know what you're doing. Michelle - Apr 20, at Works perfectly. You can even go to system preferences and reset your password to your other account. Then delete the one you just made. Absolutely works. Non problems. Worked first time. I seldom leave comments but this really works.

JC - Apr 21, at Willid - Apr 22, at This worked like a friggin charm! Thank you so much! If you were here I would buy you a pint! A sincere note of thanks for your expertise! I jsut bought a used iBook G4 for general apps and I had the same issue of no admin password. Your script worked perfectly!!! Many thanks from the Rocky Mountains!!!

I couldnt able to delete. MacPro - Apr 26, at Celie - Apr 26, at How can I get to the terminal commands without clicking command s.

Natalie - Apr 29, at It allowed me a new password, but I think I lost all my movies I made in imovie, photos, docs, etc!!! I had my old comps hard drive installed on this computer a while back What now? Oh no I followed your instructions and my computer restarted as if new. I then set up my user password. So now I have a "clean" computer, as if I'm a new user. BUT all my previous photos, documents, etc, etc are nowhere to be seen. But I can't get access; my folders are there within "appleimac", but I'm told I don't "have sufficient access privileges".

I can start afresh with my "new identity", but all my previous stuff is locked away -temporarily, I hope! G5 imac. Just bought a used powerbook pro with snow leopard installed. This worked perfectly. Would you like to answer one of these unanswered questions instead? Home Questions Tags Users Unanswered. How can I get admin access to a Mac without knowing the current password? Ask Question.

I am not a Mac user usually so any guidance will have to be pretty simple!

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Eric G. Taylor Eric G. Taylor 1 2 3. Do you know what version of Mac OS X that you are using? You can find this by going to the Apple menu at the top-right and selecting "About this Mac. There are many ways to reset the login password without installation media, here are three: You can ignore the error about com.

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AppleSetupDone reboot Go through the steps of creating a new account. It is asking for an admin account user name and password which I don't know, due that the first account I created was the admin account and now it is a standard account.

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