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    Default Administrator Password Help !

    Hi all i recently bought an Apple Mini of fleebay it came with all the cables but no discs. when i boot it up its asking for an administrator password which i dont have and the seller on fleebay is not responding.
    Is there any way i can get round this problem.

    Thanks GB

    All Sorted now found the following and worked a treat.


    1. Reboot
    2. Hold apple + s down after you hear the chime.
    3. When you get text prompt enter in these terminal commands to create a brand new admin account (hitting return after each line):
      • mount -uw /
      • rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
      • shutdown -h now

    4. After rebooting you should have a brand new admin account. When you login as the new admin you can simply delete the old one and you’re good to go again!
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    Default Re: Administrator Password Help !

    Thanks for that i'll keep that in mind might come in handy one day!

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    Default Re: Administrator Password Help !

    Boot with an OSX install disk - there is a "change password" feature in the menus
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