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Mac System Administrator Problems

  • 27-01-2008 1:49pm
    #1
    Mr-Marty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭


    i recently bought a macbook and set up the OS X and user account but whenever i have to make changes to anything or download anything it tells me to enter the system administrator username and password. i presumed it was the same as my user account because it said by default the user account is the admin account. but its different passwords and i don't no how to change to name or password. anybody else get this problem and no how to solve it im really stuck for days now??


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  • #2
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,698 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    System Preferences > Accounts

    How many users are here? Is your account set as the admin?


  • #3
    ZENER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    The password it's looking for is the one you provided for your account when you created it. You can change the password > System Preferences > Accounts > Change Password.

    The Mac will ask you for this every time you try to install something - it's a security feature to ensure you know when something is being installed.

    If you've forgotten the password insert your Leopard CD > reboot your Mac > Hold down the C key until it boots to the installer. From the menu choose "Change Password" and enter the new password.

    ZEN


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