Reset Mac Password (SIMPLE) (Lion/Mountain Lion and all other OS)
A revised video for resetting mac passwords for all mac OS. Important: Capitals matter in the commands Also Important: For Mac OS 10.6 or earlier Command 2. should be.... launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist Commands List 1. mount -uw / 2. launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.opendirectoryd.plist 3. dscl . -passwd /Users/yourusername newpassword (note for usernames with spaces "quotation marks" should be used as well as underscores (_) for spaces) 4. exit
A revised video for resetting mac passwords for all mac OS. Important: Capitals matter in the commands Also Important: For Mac OS 10.6 or earlier Command 2. should be.... launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist Commands List 1. mount -uw / 2. launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.opendirectoryd.plist 3. dscl . -passwd /Users/yourusername newpassword (note for usernames with spaces "quotation marks" should be used as well as underscores (_) for spaces) 4. exit