[Hidden-tech] retrieve MacBook Pro password for installng printer

[Mark Firehammer]

Follow these steps to reset a password when there is only one administrator
account on the computer, or if the original administrator account needs a
password reset. "Original" administrator account refers to the one that was
created immediately after installing Mac OS X. If the original administrator
password is known, that administrator account may be used to reset the
passwords of other administrator accounts using the steps described above.
These steps require an optical drive; if your Mac does not have an optical
drive and you have a Mac OS X v10.6 Install disc, see below.

   1. Start up from a Mac OS X Install disc (one whose version is closest to
   the version of Mac OS X installed).  Usually, you can start from the disc by
   putting it in your computer, restarting, and holding the C key. Or, put it
   in the computer and click the Install or Restore icon you see in the disc's
   main window (after which the computer will start from the disc without you
   needing to hold C). Or, you can use Startup
Manager<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1310>or the Startup Disk
preference pane to select the Install disc.

   2. Choose a language, click the arrow button to continue,
   3. Mac OS X v10.6 or later: Choose *Password Reset* from the *Utilities*menu.
   Mac OS X v10.5 or v10.4: Choose* Reset Password *from the *Utilities*
    menu.
   Mac OS X v10.3: Choose* Reset Password *from the *Installer* menu.

   * Tip*: If you don't see this menu or menu choice, you're probably not
   started from the disc yet.
   * **
   Note*: The default keyboard layout is U.S. English while started from the
   installation disc. If you use a keyboard layout other than U.S English, use
   the Input menu (the flag icon on the right side of the menu bar) to select
   the desired layout before typing a new password.

   4. Select your Mac OS X hard disk volume.
   5. Select the user name of your *original* administrator account.

   *Important:* Do not select "System Administrator (root)". This is
   actually the root user. You should not confuse it with a normal
   administrator account.

Mark Firehammer
TechEffective.net
413 303 0315

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 8:41 AM, <dstevens at tryandfindit.com> wrote:

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> Good Morning All,
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> I am trying to install a printer for a MacBook Pro,
> and I keep getting prompted for a password.
> However, my client tells me "there is no password"
> I am logged on as the Admin account, the only other account there is guest.
>
> Does anyone know how to get around this, or retrieve the password?
>
> thanks,
> don
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