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  1. badges2

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    #1 badges2, Jun 18, 2014
    Looking some help for my son. He got ahold of a Apple Imac that was not working. He replaced the logic board and all was good. Unfortunately, the previous owner is on there and we have now way of knowing his password to reset things. Is there a way to restore this computer without knowing the password? My son is 14, so he really did a lot of work to get to this point. Thanks for any help!
     
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    Thanks for the response! We have tried one of the codes but did not get any luck trying some more. Don't know if this will help but the operating system is OS X Snow Leopard
     
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    #5 Fast_ian, Jun 18, 2014
    Smart kid if he replaced the main board & got it going - Well done.

    As Igor asked, does he have the 'boot disk'? If yes, there's easier ways. If not, here you go;

    The 'prompt' they refer to will (most likely) be a simple "#" (no quotes) followed by a blinking cursor - this is where to enter *exactly* what they say above - for example the "." In the dscl line is critical!

    Good luck!
    Cheers,
    Ian
    How to reset your Mac OS X password without an installer disc | MacYourself
     
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    Thanks guys I know more about this than my dad so said I could start responding and asking questions. I have not had any luck just yet but I am about to try Igors second site/ option so wish me luck!
     
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    #7 badges2, Jun 18, 2014
    And sorry about this but I just looked and I have regular leopard not snow leopard sorry
     
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    #8 Fast_ian, Jun 18, 2014
    Sorry guys, hopefully nobody noticed the post I've just deleted!..... I'm stupid at times... Sorryi!

    Dunno about Igors link, but the stuff I posted will (should?) work with Leopard too....
     
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    #9 Igor Ound, Jun 18, 2014
    A good option is searching YouTube videos showing the procedure
     
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    #10 Fast_ian, Jun 18, 2014
    For many things, I totally agree.... In many cases now, I'll search YT before Google.....

    But, IMO, not when dealing with the Unix command line.

    But then I grew up with man(5) too. ;)

    Cheers,
    Ian
     
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    #11 badges2, Jun 18, 2014
    Okay guys thanks so much for your help I finally got in with Igors link which I also tracked to a youtube video and now Im in. I have put countless hours of work and now I can finally go to bed!
     
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    #12 Fast_ian, Jun 18, 2014
    Congrats! Well done!

    Are you in as 'administator'?....
     
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    #13 Igor Ound, Jun 19, 2014
    You will find that video is widely superior for at least 90% of the internet traffic.

    Ops, there's a kid in the room!
     
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    Thanks! I am in as an administrator
     

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