Doing so may render the contents of the account inaccessible. WARNING: Do not use the instructions in this document to reset the password for a FileVault protected account. Click Save and the new password is applied to the account. Just follow the Mac OS X password reset directions below to get a new account password. Enter and verify a new passwords in the appropriate fields and, if you like, enter a password hint. Select the volume that contains the account you want to reset and choose the user name that needs its password reset.

In OS X Mountain Lion, OS X Mavericks, OS X Yosemite and OS X El Capitan, a Reset Password window will appear that will list all the bootable volumes attached to your Mac. Choose to 'Restart' the Mac and when the Mac boots up, use the newly reset password to login to the computer. Enter a new password, confirm the new password, set (if you like) a password hint and then click on 'Next' to set the new password for the account in question. Choose the user account or admin account you want to reset the password for.

In macOS Sierra and macOS High Sierra, an Reset Password assistant will launch. From the Utilities menu, choose Terminal to open it. To reset a login password in OS X Mountain Lion or later, restart the Mac and hold down Command-R to boot into the Recovery HD partition. In the old days you could reset a login password via a Mac's OS X installer disc. General Security Terminal Tips & Tricks Troubleshooting Ransomware attacks are hitting universities. We made it to Friday! I hope everyone gets a little downtime this weekend and recharges but before then, let's jump into today's Snap! Snap! Ransomware university attacks, Win 10 update, Chrome sidebar, & Earth Day! Spiceworks Originals.For any of you support remote workers, what do you do when a laptop needs to be repaired? Do you send out a temporary laptop for the staff member or do they just wait for the repair to return?Just tr. Hello,I am IT Admin for a startup that is fully remote. How do you manage repairs for remote staff? Networking.Hello, I am IT director for a medium sized company (100 PC) based in Canada and starting 2 years ago like many corporations, we gone from a 100% local business to 75% remote employee working from home from anywhere in Canada and even worldwide (I have emp. Remotely lockdown/wipe corporate computer when employee terminates? Security.

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