 OT Apple G3 powerbook help NEEDED., Forgot the password, what can I do... |
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| rpmmaxxed |
 Apr 17 2006, 08:09 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 387 Joined: 24-May 05 From: Oceanside, CA Member No.: 4,140 Region Association: Southern California  |
I forgot the password for my owner account.
What can I do? |
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| r_towle |
Apr 17 2006, 08:17 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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Bios password?
Either call apple..they have a master password if you provide proof of ownership. Or...clear bios...not an easy thing to do, but possible. If you cannot get what you need through apple, find an apple service center, they will reset it for you. Rich |
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| rpmmaxxed |
Apr 17 2006, 08:39 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 387 Joined: 24-May 05 From: Oceanside, CA Member No.: 4,140 Region Association: Southern California |
any idea how you can proove ownership?
what kind of methods do you have to prove? |
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| bd1308 |
Apr 17 2006, 08:40 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
ahem...
boot with your OS X DVD or CD. I believe I saw something about lost passwords in the setup, look in the "utilities" menu on the bar. if you need any help, lemme help. b |
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| Joe Bob |
Apr 17 2006, 08:41 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
receipt, credit card statement, warrenty registration .....call them and ask....
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| McMark |
Apr 17 2006, 09:33 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
I'm assuming it's OS 10. Restart the computer and hold down the Apple key and the S key. This will boot you into Single User Mode. I believe a command prompt will appear. Type "passwd ______". Fill in the blank with the name of your owner account, it will be one word no spaces. Mac OS X has a Long User Name and a Short User Name, for example, Long User Name is Mark De Bernardi, short user name is markd. When you're done type "reboot".
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| McMark |
Apr 17 2006, 09:45 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Ooops, nevermind. Doesn't work on newer OS X installations. Use Britt's advice of booting off the CD. There is a reset password option in one of the menus.
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| Eric Taylor |
Apr 17 2006, 11:32 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 909 Joined: 1-June 03 From: Newport, OR/Eugene Oregon- UO Member No.: 770 |
QUOTE(McMark @ Apr 17 2006, 08:45 PM)  Ooops, nevermind. Doesn't work on newer OS X installations. Use Britt's advice of booting off the CD. There is a reset password option in one of the menus. Ya guys Beat me to it! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Yeah boot from a OS X cd that is your os version and under one of the menu's is a password reset option. You can reset any account you like. Eric |
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