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No users are listed on any volumes, when resetting password, in internet recovery mode. Macbook has broken keyboard topcase with stuck modifier keys
My password won't work. I am dyslexic. I have a Macbook Retina 12". It has a broken 'top case' which means different combinations of modifier keys are regularly enabled, namley the shift key. I ...
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After downgrade account to standard user not able to login
After downgrade an account to standard, this user is not able to log in. After reboot came up a login window, then progress bar and then a login window again. There message is "After reboot Touch-...
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How to update date/time on Macintosh without admin privileges (can't use Apple ID login without correct time)
I'm helping someone try to get into their own Macintosh (iMac) that has been in storage a number of years. There are three accounts on the computer, two of which have admin privileges. One of the ...
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Reset Mac Login Password Using Shell Script Without putting Old/Existing Password (forgotten password)
I'd like to script password changes where I don't know the existing admin password and tried unsuccessfully:
dscl . -passwd /Users/[user short name] [password]
When I hit enter, it still asks the ...
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Is there exist an higher level account than administration user in macos?
I'm holding a borrowed mac book, and I have created an admin account that can use Sudo and create new users, but in the system there exists another real admin account that I cannot reset the password ...
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Make FileVault password different from user login password?
In macOS Catalina, I want to specifically set a different (and longer) password for unlocking FileVault (e.g. when I first turn my MacBook Pro on) vs. a shorter password to use in more casual contexts ...
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How to view local user password in Terminal?
I have the administrators password and account but I am interested in finding the password of a local user. I am not trying to reset the password but find out the exact password that was already set. ...
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Syncing AppleID and local user password
We're Apple Business Manager and Azure users. I'm looking for a way of using AppleScript or Automator to perform synchronization of my AppleID password and local user password at boot time or on a ...
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I know the sudo password, can I use sudo and install software without logging out and switching to the admin user?
I have two accounts on my MacBook (runs Catalina 15.1), one is admin, one is non-admin.
Both are mine, so I know the password for both.
Sometimes when I want to run some 'sudo' command or use the ...
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Why doesn't defaults read` work for obtaining ShadowHashData key in user.plist?
I've read how to obtain the user's password hash on OSX using sudo defaults read /var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users/user.plist ShadowHashData.
However, after giving Terminal "Full Disk Access" on ...
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What Password is needed to run Xcode?
I just downloaded the Xcode application again after a few months, but it asks me for a password that I do not have. No "password forgotten", I do not know how to proceed to open the application?
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Admin can't select user to reset password
This relates to a 2011 Macbook Pro running El Capitan.
I'm set up as the admin and my child has a standard account with parental controls enabled. My child forgot their password and I'm trying to ...
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macOS: Setting up an administrative account from a user account without admin password
I need to get administrative privileges from a standard user account. I am using macOS Sierra 10.12.6. I have six accounts on my MacBook for me and my family. One of them is administrative and the ...
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Trouble logging into macOS
When I left my MacBook Pro for a minute, it closed out, which is normal. But, when I returned, it refused to accept my password to my regular administrator account. So I clicked on Guest User to see ...
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Will data be lost in resetting macOS admin password?
My GF recently started working with a Mac and while I'm a IT tech with Linux and Windows knowledge, I'm very much a noob with Macs.
The problem is she's working on a Mac that another user (the guy ...
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Exclude admin user from global password policy
I have added a global password policy which enforces password rotation for every 90 days. But there are two types of accounts:
User Accounts - Enable Password rotation for 90 days
Admin Accounts - No ...
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MacOS user password no longer working
I just got a new iMac and after going through setup it no longer seems to recognize my password. I was stuck outside my account so I reinstalled using recovery hoping it would reset everything ...
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Change managed mobile account with server 5.2
So I have an account on my iMac (Sierra 10.12.6) which was managed by a mac mini with mac OS Server (5.2).
Actually, it's always considered Admin, Managed, Mobile open the iMac (even if I don't ...
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Changed the user account name; unable to use sudo
I tried renaming my root user account and for a second after saving it looked like it had no name whatsoever. That was the last time I could use the "lock" icon under Users & Groups.
I followed ...
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Account username and password don't match on mac users & group on Mac
I had to format my Mac and make a new user, the guy who formatted it for me made the acc called "USER" and I changed it to my name from users & groups.
It gave me a message that some changes will ...
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Change password fails with "server not available"
I have a Macbook Pro running High Sierra (10.13.1). I'm trying to change my password, but I get the following error:
The password for the account was not changed. The server is not
available. ...
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Stopping "wants to make changes" password prompts on secondary account when performing admin tasks
I have a secondary user account that I use for work. Both my primary account and this one are set to Admin.
When installing software updates (and in other instances that require higher privileges) ...
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Mac Mail Server 10.9.5 keeps getting password couldn't be set error
I am trying to change an mailbox password but each time attempt to I cannot procceed and I am faced with this error:
The password could not be set. In order to set the password of a user with an ...
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Mac does not recognize password after upgrade
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This morning I sit in front of the Mac at work and notice that some update is required. Furthermore, the upgrade to Sierra is allowable, but they told me to not upgrade for some reason, so ...
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Time Capsule user account password change
I installed a Time Capsule at my office to handle backups of all Macbooks (8).
To ensure a minimum of privacy, via Airport Utility-->Disks I created One account per each user (Changed Secured Shared ...
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Setup my new Mac
I just bought a MacBook Pro and it's a beauty. I haven't opened it yet. I expect it to ask my about the language and for an account. That's cool, however I was wondering if there is something I could ...
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El Captian not showing user account after creating second one
I am using Macbook Pro with El-Captian. I had only one user account in the machine and I created one another. After creating the new one, old user account is not showing in the login screen. It is ...
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Creating a new user account using iCloud password
I am trying to create a new OS X user account using iCloud password but the option to do that isn't displayed.
I am on OS X 10.11.4
According to this support document I should see an option to pick ...
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OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 <username>.plist can't be found
My HDD is encrypted. Accessing Terminal from Recovery Mode -> Utilities. The location /var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users/ doesn't contain <user>.plist.
There is an user account for sure and I ...
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Password resets itself after each reboot
Macbook with OS X 10.11.3. No iCloud account, regularly updated via
softwareupdate -i -r && brew update && brew cask update. Rather
restrictive firewall(ing) via LittleSnitch and pf. ...
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How can I create a user that can login through SSH but not on the local desktop in MacOS X El Capitan?
I would like to have a user account in my MacOS X El Capitan system which is limited to login through SSH. I do not want that user to be able to use the system through any other means, especially not ...
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Old password not being accepted when attempting to change password
I was trying to change my password from System Preferences on my MacBook Pro. I followed the procedure by filling in the old password along with the new one. However, I am informed that the old ...
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How could passwords on OSX keychain for one user end up in another?
Our home MacBook has two users on it: my wife's and mine. This morning we noticed when logged in as my wife's user that in the KeyChain Access it has all of my web passwords. Including passwords I ...
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Administrator priviliges request dialog does not accept my password
I have recently installed OS X version 10.9 on my MacBook Pro. When I start it, it doesn't require any password but when I try to install Adobe Flash Player or other plugins I am asked to approve the ...
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Possible to add a password to the guest account on Mavericks?
I have a very precocious four-year-old who absolutely adores computers. We gave him his own login with which we control his access carefully.
The problem is the guest account. It requires no password,...
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Mac OS X Server user can't change password
I have non-admin users who need to change their password. The passwd command is apparently limited to administrators.
On the Server website, there's a change password link, but it doesn't work, and ...
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delete a standard account and log with the admin account
I have an old Mac with one (admin) account. The mac can boot without any problem, but I don't remember the admin password. A friend of mine had the 'brilliant' idea to create a new (non-admin) user ...
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Is my system vulnerable to Apple's new password-in-clear-text bug?
With the latest Lion security update, Mac OS X 10.7.3, Apple has accidentally turned on a debug log file outside of the encrypted area that stores the user’s password in clear text.
How can I ...
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I noticed a .myPassword file in my home folder root. Is this supposed to be there?
I ran "$ ls -a" in Terminal from my home directory and it listed a .myPassword file which contained my user account password. Is this file where the password is stored? It seems like it should not be ...
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I can't delete or reset password on accounts in Snow Leopard
I have this strange situation in Mac OS X (10.6.8) wherein 2 accounts cannot be deleted nor can I reset their passwords.
If I try to reset their passwords I get "Reset Password Failed". I have tried ...
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Change Account Password to Blank
I recently changed an account password by accident, and was wondering how to set it back to a blank password via the shell. I have root privileges. Please help :)
passwd USER doesn't accept blank ...
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