[iBook] oy vey

[jF Arotxa]

I may be wrong, but I guess your friend's "master password" is the  
root password. I found these instructions:

http://www.intelliot.com/blog/archives/2005/02/15/mac-os-x-password- 
recovery/

to recover a lost or unknown root password. It uses a reboot as a  
single user (Cmd-S) at start up.

Hope this helps,

--frank


On 26 Nov 2005 , at 2:46 PM, Don Hinkle wrote:

> A friend has an AL 12" iBook, running 10.3.5. Kind of a mess from  
> the get-go because a guy SHE DOES NOT TRUST got it for her and did  
> the startup and initial install, so she's nervous because HE KNOWS  
> HER PASSWORDS.
> I showed her how to change the password, but still there's the  
> problem that this guy is an IT person so knows how to get around that.
> He set up the Master Password, which she tells me is different from  
> her Screen Password, and she doesn't know it. So he can make  
> changes on her computer but she cannot.
> It's been a while since I installed on my 'book, but I don't  
> remember a Master Password.
>
> Questions: Is there such a thing? Is it different from the Account  
> Password for the Admin? If so, is there a way for her (or me  
> operating on her behalf) to uncover it so she doesn't feel  
> vulnerable to this guy, or do we have to reinstall the OS?
>
> thanks...
>
> -donald henry hinkle
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