Password Reset

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#*On a windows keyboard, hold Windows-R
 
#*On a windows keyboard, hold Windows-R
 
#Menu Bar -> Utilities -> Terminal
 
#Menu Bar -> Utilities -> Terminal
#type the following
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#type the following and use the wizard to reset the user's password
 
  resetpassword
 
  resetpassword
#Enter new password
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===Single User Mode===
 
===Single User Mode===
 
#Shut down your Mac if it is on.
 
#Shut down your Mac if it is on.

Revision as of 11:50, 24 September 2014

Catch all page for various forms of password reset.

Contents

VT Passwords

Official VT passwords article: Change VT Passwords

Windows

Use windows password reset disk: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-password-reset-disk Use NTPasswd Offline: http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/

Linux

Boot into single user mode and type passwd <user>

Mac OS

Mavericks

  1. Restart Mac
  2. Hold Command-R after the chime
    • On a windows keyboard, hold Windows-R
  3. Menu Bar -> Utilities -> Terminal
  4. type the following and use the wizard to reset the user's password
resetpassword

Single User Mode

  1. Shut down your Mac if it is on.
  2. Press the power button to start the computer.
  3. Immediately press and hold the Command key and one of the following:
    • the "s" key for single-user mode. (Command-S)
    • the "v" key for verbose mode. (Command-V)
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