How to access a Mac When you don’t know the password

June 26, 2009 · Posted in Mac OS X 

I was given a Mac but i do not know the password. How can i gain access the Mac?

The answer is reset the password. How to reset the password?

Here are the steps:

  • Located a Mac’s installation disk
  • Insert the disk into the CD/DVD Rom
  • Hold down the keyboard’s C key to start up the Mac from Disk
  • When the Mac boots, you’ll be asked to choose a language. Select the language and click on the right -pointing arrow icon to continue.
  • When in the Welcome Screen appears, wait for the menu bar to materialize
  • Choose Utilities ->Reset Password
  • Select the user whose password you want to change from the user pop-up
  • Enter and confirm a password in the appropriate fields and click save to make the change

Now you should able to logon to Mac with the password that you reset just now :-)

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