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Lost your master password? Click here! If you lost your master password, it can be easily reset. I can get it done for you no problem. E-mail me at (Deleted) <Please keep things on this site.>
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That is considering you do not have filevault turned on. I have not looked into that matter yet.
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Originally Posted by Lomoco 
Let me know if you lost your master password here
hi. i lost my master password. plz tell me how to reset it. email me at <snipped- keep it on site please>
~doormatt
Last edited by happygeek : Jun 30th, 2007 at 7:00 am. Reason: email addy snipped, keep advice on site
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I am not sure if I helped you already or not. IF not then here it is:
1. Log-in to an Administrator's account
2. Delete the file /Library/Keychains/FileVaultMaster.keychain
3. Go under System Preferences and specify a new Master Password
I should probably keep a list of my clients.
1. Log-in to an Administrator's account
2. Delete the file /Library/Keychains/FileVaultMaster.keychain
3. Go under System Preferences and specify a new Master Password
I should probably keep a list of my clients.
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Originally Posted by Lomoco
I am not sure if I helped you already or not. IF not then here it is:
1. Log-in to an Administrator's account
2. Delete the file /Library/Keychains/FileVaultMaster.keychain
3. Go under System Preferences and specify a new Master Password
I should probably keep a list of my clients.
I hope you can help, I've forgotten my Keychain password. (Not a real problem, I just have post-its all over my monitor
Just to be clear: The only file in my Keychains folder is "login.keychain". So I delete the file & set a new password? •
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Your login keychain password should be your user password. If it is not, look under one of the menus for a keychain repair thing. Don't delete it! That's just for the master and it is in a different location.
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Originally Posted by Lomoco
If you lost your master password, it can be easily reset. I can get it done for you no problem. E-mail me at (Deleted) <Please keep things on this site.>
Hi, i have lost my master password for my Mac, how can I get it reset?
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can you please help me with this like ok i bought this mac on ebay and like he didnt give me the password for the account so now i cant use it with out a password so is there a master password or something can you please help me :[ my email is <snipped-keep it onsite please> please help!
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lol. This thread has a problem with snipped this and cut that. I have a site with information all about it, but they owuld snip it, so I'll just tell you:
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disk
2. Restart your computer
3. On boot-up, hold down the "c" key after you hear the chime
4. Release the key when you see a language pane
5. Select your language and hit the arrow
6. Use the password reset utility under "Utilities" to reset a user's password
7. Having done that, restart the computer again without holding down the "c" key.
8. Log-in
That's for user password. You might try just re-installing Mac OS X like that.
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disk
2. Restart your computer
3. On boot-up, hold down the "c" key after you hear the chime
4. Release the key when you see a language pane
5. Select your language and hit the arrow
6. Use the password reset utility under "Utilities" to reset a user's password
7. Having done that, restart the computer again without holding down the "c" key.
8. Log-in
That's for user password. You might try just re-installing Mac OS X like that.
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