The "I don't know my password problem" is nontrivial to solve. The "I don't have a reliable keyboard" problem is trivially solvable by plugging in a cheap USB keyboard <https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=15904>.
> On Jan 16, 2018, at 6:05 PM, Michael <keybou...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 10.9.5 (audio driver issues). > > Wha happened: I have a macbook pro 15 inch reina. I am sufferin from a bulin > baer, and my rackpad sopped workin a while back. My "ee" key sopped workin > abou 2 monhs ao. > > oday, my "ee" key also sopped (efhi ... rsuv). Since I have a "ee" in my > password, I needed o chane i before I was locked ou. > > I chaned i wih sysem preferences, all was ood, excep ha I ried o use SMB. > Enerin my new password did no work. I ried o re-ener i on he compuer, bu now > he sysem said I did no ener i correcly. > > So ... I don' have a ypable admin password, I don' have an acive sudo erminal > session, and unless a recovery boo will le me rese a password, I'm in rouble. > > What happened: I have a MacBook Pro 15 inch retina. I'm suffering from a > bulging battery, my trackpad stopped working a while back. My T key stopped > working about two months ago. > > Today, my G key also stopped. Since I have a G in my password, I need to > change it before I was locked out. > > I changed it with system preferences, all was good, except That I tried to > use SMB. Enter my new password did not work. I tried to reenter it on the > computer, but now the system said I did not enter it correctly. > > So, I don't have a typeable admin password (*), I don't have an active sudu > terminal session, and unless a recovery boot let me reset a password, I'm in > trouble. > > I make heavy use of voice assist typing, but I discovered that when it comes > to entering a password into a password field, I cannot use the paste > operation -- It has to actually come from the keyboard.And at login, I have > no usable keyboard other than the physical keyboard on the machine (No tablet > keyboard or other virtual keyboard is usable). > > (*): I do have a second admin account with a known password, but that > password includes a dead key. > > On 2018-01-16, at 2:55 PM, Charles Lindauer <char...@lindauermacs.com> wrote: > >> Recovery depends on what operating system you’re on. Let us know and we can >> help. >> >> I ran into a similar situation a few days ago, and what happened was the >> user had somehow started using the German keyboard settings. When corrected >> to English, the old password worked. >> >> In any case, we need a little more info to help. >> >> Charles Lindauer >> Lindauer Mac Consulting >> 707.479.6170 >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Jan 16, 2018, at 10:55 AM, Michael <keybou...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I just changed my password, and I thought I knew what I changed it to. >>> However, I just had to type my password in again, and it did not work. >>> >>> I am still logged in, but I have no access to my password. I have access to >>> root. In the past, horrible errors with passwords have been fixed by simply >>> editing the password file and setting the password to blank, and changing >>> it again. >>> >>> that approach no longer works. What can I do to recover my password? >>> >>> --- >>> Entertaining minecraft videos >>> http://YouTube.com/keybounce >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacOSX-talk mailing list >>> MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com >>> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk >> > > --- > Entertaining minecraft videos > http://YouTube.com/keybounce > > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
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