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Mac OS X is based on BSD Unix, so one way to crack Mac passwords is with Unix password-cracking tools. In particular, John the Ripper has a good reputation for being successful in cracking Mac OS X passwords. While this can be useful to systems administrators, it points out that password security can be broken fairly easily.
Even easier than downloading and installing password-cracking software is using a Mac OS installation disk to reset the administrator password. If this is an Xserve server, be sure to unlock the drive lock so you can mount the installation disk. Insert the install disk and click on the "Install Mac OS" icon.
Click the Reset button on the installation screen, and it will begin the installation process. Click through screens until you see the normal menu bar menus on your screen.
Click on the Utilities menu and choose "Reset Password." Follow the prompts to change the admin password. After resetting the password, choose Quit from the Installer menu. Remove the installation disk from the drive and restart. You should be able to log on as administrator using the new password you just set.
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Resetting passwords on Mac OS X systemBy Anonymous on February 6, 2007, 2:51 amor just boot into single user mode and insert this into a text file using vi: #!/bin/tcsh /sbin/fsck -y /sbin/mount -uw / cd /var/db/netinfo /usr/bin/nicl...
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Hi! Can I get an answerBy Anonymous on March 16, 2007, 6:47 amHi! Can I get an answer please about how can I reset a password for a share folder on Windows(password protected), if that share has been deleted(the computer has...
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whats viBy Anonymous on April 17, 2007, 11:58 pmwhats VI because i need to reset my mac
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ViBy Adam Gaffin on April 18, 2007, 9:58 amIt's a Unix text editor. If you have to ask, you probably don't want to use it.
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HaHaHaBy Anonymous on October 7, 2007, 3:40 pmlol, mac users
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ressetting passwordBy strudel on October 9, 2007, 2:06 pmhi , i got a imac g3 red , i did a job to a client and he told me , he s gonna trow the pc to the garbage ,i told him i can check the probleme for him and he told...
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