On Jun 2, 2014, at 12:11 PM, pmgraph1...@gmail.com wrote:

> Hi, I am new to the group. I was given an Apple iMac G4 15" 700 Mhz #2. Mac 
> OS X, but not sure of version. I don't know the log in so I can't access 
> anything. Need to know how to change admin log in and password without system 
> discs. Is it possible?
> Thanks in advance for advice.


Hold down the 'S' key while booting, which brings you into single user mode, as 
root. It will be a strictly command line interface.

enter, *exactly*, every slash, space and dot just as it is, the following three 
lines, hitting the return key after each one:

mount -uw /
rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
reboot

What this does is reset the Mac to think that there are no accounts, and when 
it reboots,  you will be prompted to create a new administrative account to log 
in, as if it were brand new.

-- 
Bruce Johnson

"Wherever you go, there you are." B. Banzai, PhD

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