Then type the username and password of the current Mac administrator to allow unlocking Users & Groups preference. Then choose the Users & Groups.Ģ: On the left side of the Users & Groups window, you can find out all the user accounts including the administrators that ever create for this Mac.ģ: Click the lock below the panel. To change the admnistrator's name and password, you need to find the administrator on your Mac and then log in to it.ġ: Click System Preference from the Apple menu (or click the Apple icon and select the System Preference). Administrators have higher administrative rights than ordinary users' accounts. On Mac, you can add more that one Administrator. How to find and change administrator name and password on Mac: Part-1: Login to find out and change Mac Administrator name and password Part-2: Reset and create a new login keychain for the changed Mac administrator account Part-1: Find out and change Mac Administrator name and password But sometimes, you also need to change the login keychain.
If you can log in to the Mac administrator account, it can be easy to find out the administrator name and password and then change the names and passwords to new ones. Of course, as the new owner, you might want to just use the new account you create and delete the old one.How to Change Mac's Administrator Name and Password Keep in mind that if you do this you will lose all stored passwords on the original account, at least until the original owner is able to give you the old password. The original account will be intact.Īfter you've created the new user account, you can go to System Preferences, Accounts (might be Users & Groups, they keep changing the name!), and reset the password on the original account. Once you are in single user mode you will need to do the following:ģ) remove a special file that tells the computer it's already been set upĥ) go through the set up process to create a NEW admin accountĦ) log into the new admin account and reset the password on the original password via the system preferencesīoot to single user mode, then type the following: mount -uw /Īt this point the system will reboot and go through the "out of the box" setup process which will allow you to create a new Admin account.
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