lock-out of e-Mac?
I just received a computer from a friend and tried to change the administrator password and the name I can not sign the user spent on screen unless I go to my account when I locked daughter's use of something important in my page. Is there anyway I can bypass the problem back on my screen?
Some great confusion in time what you mean. To the end of your question, you say: "… return to my screen "but I don 't really understand how it is your" screen ". Maybe you hear is the login account of the former owner and he / she does not tell you the password. It's your problem, right? About This suggestion that you boot from the installation disk (CD or DVD) and give you a way to create a new account — impossible. You have two choices. One is based on your having the original OS restore or install CD / DVD. The other is based on your do not have installation disks. If you have the installation disk, follow these steps: 1. Start up from Mac OS X installation CD. You should first disable Open Firmware Password Protection, if enabled. Hold the C key when the computer starts. If it fails to boot on the CD, restart while holding down the Option key until you see the screen of the Startup Manager where you should be able to choose the CD-ROM and press Enter to continue. Remember: You Will not relocate. 2. Choose Reset Password from the Installer menu (Utilities menu or under Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger). Tip: If you do not see this menu or menu choice, you're probably not started from the CD yet. 3. Select your Mac OS X hard disk volume. 4. Set the username of your account administrator of origin. Important: Do not select "Administrator (Root) ". This is actually a reference to the root user. Do not confuse with a normal administrator account. 5. Enter a new password. 6. Click Save. 7. Quit the installer and restart. If you do not even have the CD handy installation, you must get one. If you have lost and have no money to buy a new one just now, you can delete the NetInfo database and delete a file called AppleSetupDone. Then when you restart the Mac will open the same setup program that appears when your computer is new. You can create a new email account zero. But it will take account of an old "User Deleted" and put all your old personal data in a disk image file. It's a little embarrassing, but, in theory, nothing is really lost. To do this, go to the web link below and see the section "III. Restore defaults". Restart and hold both buttons together: Command (Apple has a logo and / or 4-Clover Leaf-like symbol) and the "S". Who starts the Mac into "Single User Mode." You know that you see in single user mode because the screen fill with geeky white text on black background. Release the two buttons when you see it. Wait until the last line says "sh-2.05a #" or something similar. Then go ahead with the procedure described in the section below.
Should have used a Mac
