So turn it back on, you should be able to create a brand new Administrator account (when creating the account, if you're asked to transfer information, select Don't transfer) When you enter last command and press return, the Mac will shut down. (If it returns any errors, then you are entering the commands incorrectly. Also, note down the spaces between the commands, like a space between mount and -, space between -uw and / etc When you see the text prompt, type in the following terminal commands to create a brand new Administrator account (hitting return after each line).Turn it on and immediately hold down the Command(Apple) and S keys together for 10 seconds to boot into Single User Mode.This might seem a little difficult, but it is actually easy.įollow the steps below to create anew User Account in Single User Mode. So you can setup a brand new admin account and then use that account to reset the password ***** your original account. Then type some commands/texts there which will force your Mac to bring the new account setup screen. We can boot your Mac to a special mode called Single User Mode.

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Reset admin password mac os x 10.5.8