A Reset Password window opens. Select your boot volume if not already selected. Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected. Follow the prompts to reset the password. It's safest to choose a password that includes only the characters a-z, A-Z, and 0-9. Select Restart from the menu bar.
- If you have forgotten your password read: How to recover a forgotten Mac password. How to change Mac username Changing the username for your account is simple - assuming you have administrator rights.
- Reset your Mac login password. Sometimes a login password needs to be reset—for example, if you have forgotten the login password and can’t use a password hint to remember it. When a user’s login password is reset, a new default keychain is created to store the user’s passwords. See About your keychain password.
There is no default password. Either you are in the Setup Assistant in which case it wants you to provide a new password; or, you exited from the Setup Assistant and never assigned a password in which case press RETURN. It's hard to advise you if you weren't paying attention to the setup and don't know what you did or where you are now.
Forgot Your Account Password
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For Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
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When the menubar appears select Terminal from the Utilities menu.
Enter resetpassword at the prompt and press RETURN. Follow
instructions in the dialog window that will appear.
Forgot Username And Password For Mac
Or see:
OS X Mountain Lion- Reset a login password,
OS X Mavericks- Solve password problems,
OS X Lion- Apple ID can be used to reset your user account password.
Forgot Username And Password For Mac
Feb 16, 2015 2:19 PM