[mac4theblind] Re: I don't know my terminal password and need to recover it:
- From: John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 09:49:05 -0700
If you use Recovery HD, be certain to sync the user Keychain when the system
reboots. Remember that if you change the system password, the keychain
password does not get changed.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
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On Oct 10, 2014, at 9:44 AM, David hilbert poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> 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.
>
>
> Take Care
>
> John D. Panarese
> Director
> Mac for the Blind
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> Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com
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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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