[Cube] Help - lost the owner user account

[atoa]

That was the obvious response, but since the user isn't recognized, I 
doubt that he'll be able to change the password for that user.

To the original poster. Can you enable root from the install CD boot?

On Fri, 12 May 2006, Gary Heartsfield wrote:

> 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
>>>> 
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