[Cube] Help - lost the owner user account

[Ken Johnson]

Yes, I can - I setup a password for the root user acc't, which works  
now.  I did try to set the password for my regular account - and it  
took it, but no change in sys performance (I'm still not permitted to  
make any changes, and is cases where i'm prompted for a password, it  
doesn't accept the one I just installed).

The "users" panel in System Preferences does show me as an admin

Ken


On May 12, 2006, at 9:15 PM, atoa wrote:

> That was the obvious response, but since the user isn't recognized,  
> I doubt that he'll be able to change the password for that user.
>
> To the original poster. Can you enable root from the install CD boot?
>
> On Fri, 12 May 2006, Gary Heartsfield wrote:
>
>> Maybe this will help
>>
>> Insert your boot  cd and get set to do an install,, under the menu  
>> is a reset pasword box. use this to set your new password and then  
>> you can get in.
>>
>>
>> On May 12, 2006, at 4:26 PM, Ken Johnson wrote:
>>
>>> No help.  I followed the instructions, but do not get the  
>>> "Localhost%" prompt - I get "Localhost:/ root", and the sbin  
>>> commands do nothing.  Maybe that script was for an earlier (pre  
>>> 10.4) version of MacOS.
>>> Ken
>>> On May 12, 2006, at 7:41 AM, atoa wrote:
>>>> Have you looked here:
>>>> http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20001217230925152
>>>> On Thu, 11 May 2006, Ken Johnson wrote:
>>>>> I just upgraded from 10.3.9 to 10.4.4.  On my own Cube (3rd  
>>>>> such upgrade) I used the option of holding down the "C" key  
>>>>> while booting (the DVD was already in the drive) & starting  
>>>>> from the DVD.
>>>>> Now, my owner account is either corrupt or missing.  Any action  
>>>>> that requires a password is rejected (my password doesn't work)  
>>>>> and if I log out (as me) my name isn't even shown on the logon  
>>>>> list.  Another name is there - but that is not a sys  
>>>>> administrator account.
>>>>> So I cannot make any changes (like upgrading to 10.4.6).  Any  
>>>>> ideas???
>>>>> Ken Johnson
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