The National Enquirer reports at 1:20 AM -0700 12/2/04, Andrew Kershaw wrote:
>Hi all, > >My sister installed Jaguar on her Wallstreet last night, and she >managed not to provide a password during the installation. Now she's >trying to install software, and it's asking for the admin password. >She says it won't let her leave the password field blank. > >Is there any way to reset the password, or will she have to reinstall OS X? > >I'm out of my element here, as I'm just getting started w/ OS X >myself. I suggested tying the Users panel in System Preferences, or >trying passwd in the terminal, but I don't know if either will allow >her to set a new password. > >Ideas? Drew, The administrator password is an administrator user's login password. You should be able to reset the password by booting with an install CD, and there is an option to reset your password from the Installer menu. Follow the onscreen instructions. You can also change the password from the CLI in Terminal. But not if you can't get there. :-) If you want to tinker a little bit, try the password Mac User and see if it works. IIRC that's the default file sharing password and might be the default account password. For your continued reading pleasure: <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=152351> <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106156> HTH, Bob -- If replying privately, please include my name in the To: address, so that my filters won't send your reply to the trash. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
