[X Newbies] Security update now password fails

Rob Griffiths robg at macosxhints.com
Tue Jun 10 09:01:05 PDT 2003


Have your friend hit Enter, and not click the Login button.  Apparently
(via macintouch.com) it's a bug in the Security Update.

-rob.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mac OS X Newbies 
> [mailto:X-Newbies at lists.themacintoshguy.com] On Behalf Of 
> surfsidesix at earthlink.net
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 10:00 AM
> To: Mac OS X Newbies
> Subject: [X Newbies] Security update now password fails
> 
> 
> A friend does a security update in Jaguar, runs the installer and it 
> does it's thing.
> 
> Tells friend to restart. He does, but now his old password 
> doesn't work.
> 
> BUT.....
> 
> The hint that comes up after three tries is still the same.
> 
> Huh?......
> 
> I don't have an OS X box in front of me so I can't duplicate 
> his problem.
> 
> How do I get around the password; delete it, change it or whatever?
> 
> Can I use the Jaguar install disk to get around it?
> 
> If it is something I can just delete, can I get to it from 9.2?
> 
> I want to have all my options in order before I traipse all the way 
> across town and fiddle with his machine.
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Cobey
> 
> His box:
> 
> Quicksilver G4 867MHz
> 
> Jaguar 10.2
> 
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