Start the password reset in single user mode DON’T WAIT UNTIL THIS IS ALL DONE! Because you will end up on the “blue screen”. Once you retrieved the actual username of the accounts, you can proceed to reset the respective account password.īeware: once you start the process with the first command, the system will spam the screen with results of other commands running. Set a new password for an existing Mac OS X useraccount Use the previously linked articles to see how to list user accounts differently. Remark: there are other solutions to list the user accounts on the system, but they are more complicated and will show a lot more of “buzz”. I found 2 valid usernames on my old Mac: “or” and “spiele” Now it will list all user-directories (and other, non-relevant files and folders) – every user-folder is basically representing the underlaying “username” you will need to reset that account’s password!.On the command line interface type the following command & execute it with RETURN:.

The easiest & clearest way to find them is in my opinion by listing all user folders from your Mac’s /Users/-directory: In order to actually set a new password for an existing (admin) account, you first need to figure out the actual “username” of available user accounts. List all Mac OS X user accounts with their corresponding usernames

Wait until the Mac launched the “single user mode” = command line like textual interface.

Immediately press & keep the CMD+ s buttons on the keyboard.

Push the power button on your Mac, sounding the glorious startup chime.

Launch your Mac into the single user modeįirst of all prepare to password reset the old accounts by booting your Mac into the so called “single user mode”: So let me present you: the “more complete” guide to reset an admin password in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.

OS X Tiger login screen with user fields.

And how should I know the correct usernames anyway?

Googling the web brought up some promising articles on how to reset user passwords in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger – trying them out however resulted in the same “blue screen” as a user commented in this iFixit discussions. WTH is the admin password on my old Mac? – My thoughts after booting up an old iMac G3 Well, I recently got my hands on my old iMac G3 and had the same problem anyone who landed here might have: It’s 2020 but here’s a post about the 2005-old Mac OS X Tiger (10.4) – why?

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