RE: Locked out

, 8 June 2016 3:49 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Locked out I hope this isn’t a silly question, but does this mean anyone could just overwrite the Mac’s log in password? That doesn’t sound very secure. Thank you, Traci On Jun 7, 2016, at 8:28 AM, Tim Kilburn mailto:kilbu

Re: Locked out

Yes, Tracey, that is basically what it means. Essentially your login password is protecting your Keychain database. That database holds sensitive passwords and keys and other things stored there, but not much else. If you want real security for your data, use FileVault, which encrypts *everyt

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...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: Traci Duncan To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 11:48 AM Subject: Re: Locked out I hope this isn’t a silly question, but does this mean anyone could just overwrite the Mac’s log in

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oups.com>] On Behalf Of Joseph Hudson > Sent: Tuesday, 7 June 2016 11:13 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: Locked out > > Hello ET, and sounds like a complete reinstall is in order for his Mac I'm > not for sure

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lto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf Of Joseph Hudson > Sent: Tuesday, 7 June 2016 11:13 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: Locked out > > Hello ET, and sounds like a complete reinstall is in order fo

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e 2016 11:13 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Locked out Hello ET, and sounds like a complete reinstall is in order for his Mac I'm not for sure about another way to reset the password or username for that matter and less h

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a In recovery mode he can go to terminal and reset his password. On Mon, 6 Jun 2016, E.T. wrote: Have a friend new to the Macbook Pro (El Capitan) and is locked out. He cannot remember his login password. How can he recover from this? Thanks. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud

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to bring it forward in to focus. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Hudson Sent: Tuesday, 7 June 2016 11:13 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Locked out Hello ET, and sounds like a complete reinstall is in order for

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Hi ET, He could log in and reset his password, This will really require eyesite though unless someone else can tell me how to switch screans from the recovery mode. ET to do this, Shut the machine down and restart in to the recovery console, so that's hold down the command key and the lette

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I believe you can simply hold down command RT, enter recovery mode and under utilities you should be able to reset your login password. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 6, 2016, at 6:13 PM, Joseph Hudson wrote: > > Hello ET, and sounds like a complete reinstall is in order for his Mac I'm > not f

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Hello ET, and sounds like a complete reinstall is in order for his Mac I'm not for sure about another way to reset the password or username for that matter and less he gets added assistance once he's booted into terminal. Joseph Hudson Email jhud7...@gmail.com I device