[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.
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> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 10:00 AM
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> 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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