That's OK. All fixed! On 20/01/2013, at 4:44 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: > Sorry Bill I was working with a client who is running Snow Leopard and I've > given you all instructions for SL and I've now just realised you are running > OS X 10.7.5 Lion. > > I shouldn't try to work on too many jobs at once :( > > Ronni > > On 20/01/2013, at 4:39 PM, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > >> Hi Bill, >> >> Forgot to give you the link for how to delete the Login Keychain, and also >> for Reset Administrator Account Password. >> Reply in Situ below: >> >> On 20/01/2013, at 3:53 PM, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Bill, >>> >>> If your machine has just one administrator account (the original one), you >>> can reset its password as follows: >> <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274> >>> >>> • Put your Mac OS X Install CD or DVD in your optical drive and restart >>> with the C key held down (to boot from the optical disc). >>> >>> • Click through the language selection screen. Then choose Utilities > >>> Reset Password. >>> >>> • Select your usual startup disk. Then, from the pop-up menu below the >>> volume list, choose the user whose password you want to reset. (Do not >>> choose “System Administrator (root),” which represents an entirely >>> different account!) >>> >>> • Enter (and repeat) a new password, and optionally enter a hint. Click >>> Save, and then click OK. >>> >>> • Choose Reset Password > Quit and then Installer > Quit Installer. >>> Click the Reset button to restart from the hard disk. >>> >>> • Once you’ve done this, you’ll still be prompted to enter a password >>> for your login keychain. If that password was the same as your login >>> password—meaning it too is forgotten—you’ll have to delete that keychain, >>> make a new one, and set that keychain as the default. >> >> Mac OS X 10.6: Deleting a keychain >> >> If your keychain has become inaccessible for some reason (for example, if >> you’ve forgotten the password), you can delete it and create a new keychain. >> >> To delete a keychain: >> • Open Keychain Access, located in the Utilities folder in the >> Applications folder. >> • If keychains are hidden, choose View > Show Keychains. >> • Select a keychain in the Keychains list. >> • Choose File > Delete Keychain (keychain name). >> • If you want to delete the files related to this keychain click Delete >> References and Files, otherwise click Delete References. >> If you remember your password later, you can recover the items stored in the >> keychain by choosing Edit > Keychain List and adding the keychain file. >> >> <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1631#> >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >>> >>> >>> I will not be back on WAMUG probably until Wednesday, as I will be working. >>> If you need more assistance other members should be able to help you. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> On 20/01/2013, at 2:24 PM, Bill Parker <ren...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >>> >>>> How embarrassing. I changed my admin password this am, and now I am >>>> locked out. Started up with Installer disk for S/Leopard. hence able to >>>> write this. Looks like I mis-keyed the password? And then repeated. >>>> But now I cannot repeat the "mistake". >>>> >>>> I can see all my icons, I have Time Machine backups. >>>> >>>> I am on 10.7.5 MBP 15". There is no Master Password. >>>> >>>> Looks like I mis-keyed the password? >>>> >>>> Any help welcome…. >>>> >>>> >>>> Bill > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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