Forgot your Mac Password? Reset it Without Losing Data nor Install Disc (OS X 10.5 and older)

Have a newer OS? For those running 10.6 or above, I have created a newer (simpler) video guide - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ6AZMk2cy0 Process 1 - m...

Forgot your Mac Password? Reset it Without Losing Data nor Install Disc (OS X 10.5 and older)
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2.2M views β€’ Apr 23, 2011
Forgot your Mac Password? Reset it Without Losing Data nor Install Disc (OS X 10.5 and older)

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Have a newer OS? For those running 10.6 or above, I have created a newer (simpler) video guide - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ6AZMk2cy0

Process 1 -

mount -uw /
launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist
ls /Users
dscl . -passwd /Users/username password
reboot

Process 2 -
mount -uw /
rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
shutdown -h now


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