No username/password Need Help!
Hi,
I am in a huge pickle and require some help please.
I'll start at the beginning:
I was installing an app (Facebook Exporter for iPhoto) when I was
asked for the administrator username and password.
No surprise there - except that in the box, there was no username as there usually.
So I typed it in, as well as the password - no luck.
It wouldn't work, so I restarted, but got just a black screen with white writing saying this:
/etc/master.passwd: no such file or directory
So I googled to this solution:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106908
Followed the instructions and now I can get to the initial Mac OS X (10.4.1.1) login screen
BUT THERE IS NO USER NAME OR PASSWORD.
I tried to reset with the Install CD - the only user there is is the System Administrator (root).
It didn't work. It says that there is either a disk error or that it couldn't be done.
HOW DO I RESET the username/password or CREATE a new one or SOMETHING to access my computer again????
PLEASE help. 1st time poster. Kind of a noob. THANKS!
I am in a huge pickle and require some help please.
I'll start at the beginning:
I was installing an app (Facebook Exporter for iPhoto) when I was
asked for the administrator username and password.
No surprise there - except that in the box, there was no username as there usually.
So I typed it in, as well as the password - no luck.
It wouldn't work, so I restarted, but got just a black screen with white writing saying this:
/etc/master.passwd: no such file or directory
So I googled to this solution:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106908
Followed the instructions and now I can get to the initial Mac OS X (10.4.1.1) login screen
BUT THERE IS NO USER NAME OR PASSWORD.
I tried to reset with the Install CD - the only user there is is the System Administrator (root).
It didn't work. It says that there is either a disk error or that it couldn't be done.
HOW DO I RESET the username/password or CREATE a new one or SOMETHING to access my computer again????
PLEASE help. 1st time poster. Kind of a noob. THANKS!
Comments
The best thing to do would be boot from the install disc and run an archive and install this will archive all your data and move it to a folder called I think previous system.
You then need to run all available updates and install apps againif any don't work which I have found occassionally happens.
This will give you back the name and password as it should be.
Lets know how you go.