Comments on: How to reset your Mac OS X password without an installer disc

By: Esau

Esau — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:10:35 +0000

Thank you Very much. I was about to give up on searching on the internet for the right answer on the internet when I ran in to your web site. And bingo you save the day.

By: BRANDY

BRANDY — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:18:38 +0000

On my key board there is no command key. There is control key, ALT KEY,and a key that looks like a little window. What do I hold down with the s key? I have a mac mini 10.5.11 that I bought used and I need to change the password so I can update it.

By: Yi

Yi — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:52:09 +0000

i tried 1st and 3rd one , 3rd solved my problem thx !!!!!!!!

By: rose

rose — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:50:33 +0000

does this get rid of all of your pictures?

By: Todd

Todd — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:52:11 +0000

Sorry the space
dsc .-passwd spacehere/

By: Todd

Todd — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:50:23 +0000

Ok step 1 to work. There as stated above a space between
mount uw spacehere /
and another here
lauchctl load spacehere/System and so on.
and another here
dscl . spacehere-passwd/Users and so on.
There seems to always in most cases a empty space before the first / in each command.
Hope this help.

By: Todd

Todd — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:27:21 +0000

Does not work with Mac os x 10.5.8
None of these work.Step one gets error
Socket Not Connected.

The 3rd option gives me a Read Only notice.

By: Stephany

Stephany — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:09:48 +0000

Worked awesome!!!! Thank you!!!!

By: anesa

anesa — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:36:13 +0000

will this able to change my pass on OBS iBook 16 VRAM ???

By: Audrey

Audrey — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:07:43 +0000

I have tried method 3 multiple times after i type everything in my computer shuts down and when i turn it back on nothing has changed. any sugestions

By: Aetc

Aetc — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 10:33:43 +0000

DUDE YOU ABSOLUTE LEGEND!! 3rd one worked for me perfectly!! :) THANKS!

By: koko

koko — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:46:04 +0000

What to do when it says socket not connected

Plz help

By: Dee

Dee — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:32:24 +0000

This worked perfectly. Too me a while as I am not as saavy as some of the others. BUT, I DID IT!

Thank you sooo much.

By: Sabine

Sabine — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:21:25 +0000

Hi,
I just followed the 3rd option to trick my computer and I now can access it. But everything has disappeared! Items on my desktop are gone and all the set ups like mail too
What did I do wrong..? :(

By: marvis

marvis — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:10:24 +0000

Please help because everytime i put launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemon/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist it says socket not connected.

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:15:36 +0000

Evrytime i put mount -uw/ it says
Mount:illegal option — /
Help pleease

By: alexander

alexander — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 08:51:41 +0000

thank you! very useful!

By: Pauline

Pauline — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:59:01 +0000

Thank you so much! Option 3 worked with me! You saved my life!!! THANK YOU SO MUUUUCH~

By: cadlab23

cadlab23 — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:41:40 +0000

i have an issue with a power mac g4 firmware password and no hard drive for that matter.

Need a machine that will run mac os x 10.2.0
and this powermac did that and ran the schools entire website for almost 14 years! now that’s old. And one day it asked out of now where for a firmware password? need some help? now!!?!!

By: bibiche

bibiche — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:18:11 +0000

After using unsuccesfully the first methode i used yhe third one with a great success .
PS :i used that for a friend ,i am linux user cause it’s free.

By: mike

mike — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:39:52 +0000

i just did all of the steps and my mac book pro wont start what is goin on i have no idea im sooo madd does any one know whats going on???

By: Sonny van Kampen

Sonny van Kampen — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:35:18 +0000

I hope this will work…
BTW, if i reset my password, do i also reset everthing else? cause i don’t want that..

i only wanna chance my password

By: peak pilot

peak pilot — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:36:50 +0000

Ant
This tutorial (Reset Snow Leopard Password) “saved my iMac life”. I tried for hours and hours to fix this problem with advice on Mac Forums and with using my reboot installation discs, and nothing worked. I thought I was locked out permanently – Thank you, thank you, thank you. You are my Mac Hero!!!!!!!!! Have fabulous days! Peakpilot.

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:20:24 +0000

I can get into my “admin” account, it boots there, I just can’t back up or do other tasks and don’t want to risk trying these steps.
Can anyone shed light on how it is so many have difficulties with this?
Macbook pro running 10.6.8.

Thoughts? gregmsutton@gmail.com