[iBook] oy vey

[Don Hinkle]

That looks good, but I can't run /sbin/fsck -y because "journaling is  
turned on".
What does journalising DO anyway? I've never had it turned on on my  
'books. Can I safely turn it off on her ibook?

-donald henry hinkle
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On Nov 26, 2005, at 3:01 PM, jF Arotxa wrote:

> 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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