[mac4theblind] Re: I don't know my terminal password and need to recover it:
- From: David hilbert poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 12:44:18 -0400
Thanks john, This reminds me of what needs to be done to move quickly on this.
The two methods found were quite involved.
On Oct 10, 2014, at 12:34 PM, John Panarese wrote:
What do you mean by terminal password? I would assume it’s the same as your
system password? Unfortuantely, if you don’t know the system password, your
only alternative is to reset it from the Recovery HD. I don’t think the actual
file in the root directory that contains the system PW can be viewed and I
wouldn’t go mucking around as a Root user unless I know exactly what I’m doing.
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On Oct 10, 2014, at 9:29 AM, David hilbert poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Guys,
>
> For a friend, if you don't know your terminal password, how do you reset it?
>
> i can usually find these things but searches aren't helping here.
>
> Thanks for any assistance. this is crucdial to the turning of the earth.
>
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