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 >>> > _______________________________________________ > Cube mailing list > Cube at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/cube > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984