These days Apple Macs don’t come with disks so we need to use the Recovery Partition or one of the other methods. If you have Snow Leopard (10.6) but don’t have a disk you can use the ‘Single User Mode’ method. If this is the case, and you are using OS X, we have a few suggestions to help you out. If you have an older OS X install CD you can use that to reset your older Mac (pre 10.6). Bonus and Positive Feedback are greatly appreciated.In the busyness of life, sometimes passwords can get misplaced or forgotten. If i didn't, reply back before Accepting. If i solved your problem, please kindly click ACCEPT.

Select your Mac OS X hard disk volume.Select the user name of your original administrator accountīest Regards, Ashik.

Choose Reset Password XXXXX the Installer or Utilities menu.

Usually, you can start from the disc by putting it in your computer, restarting, and holding the C key.

Start up from a Mac OS X Install disc.

Once you get it, follow the steps to reset the password XXXXX the disks. eg : passwd username) You will then be asked to type the password XXXXX (You will not see anything on the screen as you type the password) Once that's done, type: reboot If that didn't worked, you have to buy the disks or you can borrow one from your friends. At the prompt type: /sbin/mount -uw / Then, type: passwd username (remember : 'username' is the name of the account for which you want to set the password.

If you are using Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4), then try this Boot up your computer while holding Command Apple + S - this will take you into single user mode. Then log out and log back to your old account and see if the password XXXXX or not. Click on your old account and change its password. Mount -uw / rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone shutdown -h now After rebooting, you should have a brand new Administrator account. When you see the text prompt, type in the following terminal commands to create a brand new Administrator account (hitting return after each line):.

Next hold Apple Command key + S key (Single User mode) down after you hear the Apple chime.Then log back to your old account and delete the new one that you created in Single User Mode. You can create new admin account in Single User Mode, then login with that account and change the password XXXXX your old account.

I think i can help you Without the startup disks, you can't reset the password.

I forgot my mac admin password