[G4] Mac G4 Lost Password

[Paul Moortgat]

But what should you do if have forgotten your only administrator 
password? If this is the case, then this is the time to locate Mac OS X 
Installer CD. Unfortunately, I was unable to supply screen shots for 
the following instructions since I have to boot from the Installer CD 
which does not allow creation files (screen shots, in this case) on a 
locked volume, so follow these steps in order to reset the 
administrator password:
	• 	 1. Boot up from the Mac OS X Installer CD.
	• 	2. Once you have reached the initial Installer screen, select Reset 
Password from the Installer menu. This will automatically launch the 
Reset Password application.
	• 	3. With Reset Password active, select the Mac OS X volume which 
contains the password you wish to change.
	• 	4. After selecting the Mac OS X volume, click on the popup menu for 
the admin user that you want to reset the password.
	• 	5. Once you have selected the admin user, type in the new password 
that you want in both the "Enter a new password for this user" and in 
"Reenter the new password for this user" fields.
	• 	6. Now click on the Save button to save the new password for this 
user.
	• 	7. After clicking on the Save button, go ahead and quit the Reset 
Password application which will bring you back to the initial Installer 
screen.
	• 	8. From the initial Installer screen, select Quit Installer for the 
Installer menu.
	• 	9. You will then be prompted on whether you want to quit, select 
the Restart button in this dialog to restart your machine.

Paul Moortgat

On 31 Dec 2004, at 15:46, Jim Robertson wrote:

> On 12/30/04 10:23 AM, "Keith Whaley" <keith_w at dslextreme.com> wrote:
>
>> Actually, Finder Apple menu, mouse click and release on System
>> Preferences, then select My Account. That's where your password is, 
>> with
>> options for changing it.
>
> That won't work to help the person who submitted the question 
> originally,
> because he cannot get to the Finder desktop (he cannot log in because 
> he
> doesn't know the password). When he boots from the CD he won't have 
> access
> to System Preferences from the Finder. As others have pointed out, 
> he'll be
> able to replace the master password when booted from the CD. Changing 
> the
> password in System Preferences when booted from the hard drive requires
> knowing the password to get there (if the password is required to log 
> in),
> and certainly requires knowing the password to change it.
>
>
> Jim Robertson
> -- 
>
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