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Reset OS X Password Without an OS X

CD
By Jenny Kortina Jun. 22, 2008, 6:59pm PDT 230 Comments
•I wrote about this a while back on my blog, hackaddict, but it was such a popular post I
thought I’d give it a revisit. A lot of people buy used Macs, and they often run into the
problem of not knowing the admin password, so here is a way to get around not knowing
the admin password on Macs.
•To reset your OS X password without an OS X CD you need to enter terminal and