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Hello,  
i lost my disk and forgot the admin password so please can you tell me how to change admin password without the disk

xpcman · Accepted Answer

You can try this:    

But, it will create a new account and your old files will still not be accessible.  

Creating a new Admin on Mac Os X:      Here's how to reset your OS X password without an OS X CD.     
The Working solution for me was to create a new admin. You can create new admin like this by deleting a specific file.     

You need to enter terminal and create a new admin account:     

1. Reboot     
2. Hold apple key + s key down after you hear the chime.   (command + s  keys on newer Macs)    
 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 your good to go again!     

Apple stores wont reset it for you. Computer shops may charge you $50 to $200 trying to reinstall the Mac and failing at the end.

manu · Answer

actually I have limited account and I want to change into administator account and I dont know the password can u solve this

Dorps332 · Answer

Make sure the you do not space in between the db/.Apple  and use capital letters where they are in the code and it will work

# Reboot
# Hold apple + s down after you hear the chime.
# 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

# 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!

macattack · Answer

It very simple.....
First you need to restart your computer and from there you boot up in Single User mode. Doing this will give you access the system to get Admin rights. Very important to include all spaces " /sbin/mount -uw /" . It should say something like it removed some files. now type " rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone" . Finally type reboot

Tedward · Answer

You just need to:

1. Open up the finder

2. Find any one of your documents

3. Open it and change all the letters to either d or q

4. Now take a picture of any disc on Photo Booth and drag it into your document

5. Now press Shift-Command-Q and there it is!

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