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Re: System password

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On 2020-11-29 14:57:41 +0000, nospam said:

> In article <i2hovjF1nhmU1@mid.individual.net>, Athel Cornish-Bowden
> <acornish@imm.cnrs.fr> wrote:
> 
>> My wife wants me to install Zoom in her computer (MacBook Air, several
>> years old; OS 10.8.5). Unfortunately she doesn't have any idea what her
>> system password is -- indeed, she didn't know she even had a system
>> password. Is there any way to find out? With the Terminal perhaps? I
>> expect Lewis will know if there is an answer -- anyone else?
> 
> no. that would be a huge security hole. however you can reset the
> password to something new.
> 
> keep in mind that the keychain password will not be reset, which will
> likely cause various problems going forward because they're now
> different.
> 
> you could just keep trying to guess what it is.

At about the 15th guess (a few minutes ago) it worked! So that 
immediate problem is solved.
> 
> better yet, do not use zoom at all. it's a *huge* security disaster and
> its use has been banned or restricted by many, many entities, including
> the united states senate, new york public schools, apple, google, nasa,
> space-x, germany, singapore, taiwan and many more.

That would be my choice too, but unfortunately the meeting she wants to 
attend is a Zoom meeting, set by the organizer with no alternative.


-- 
Athel -- British, living in France for 34 years

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System password Athel Cornish-Bowden <acornish@imm.cnrs.fr> - 2020-11-29 15:19 +0100
  Re: System password nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-11-29 09:57 -0500
    Re: System password Athel Cornish-Bowden <acornish@imm.cnrs.fr> - 2020-11-29 16:15 +0100
      Re: System password Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-11-30 09:38 +1300
    Re: System password Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-29 20:54 +0000
      Re: System password nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-11-29 16:04 -0500
        Re: System password Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2020-11-29 13:43 -0800
          Re: System password Athel Cornish-Bowden <acornish@imm.cnrs.fr> - 2020-11-30 09:31 +0100
            Zoom (Was: Re: System password) Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> - 2020-11-30 10:23 +0000
              Re: Zoom (Was: Re: System password) Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-30 13:24 +0000
                Re: Zoom (Was: Re: System password) Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> - 2020-12-01 07:37 +0000
                Re: Zoom (Was: Re: System password) Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-12-01 08:52 +0000
        Re: System password Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-29 21:58 +0000
      Re: System password Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2020-11-29 16:30 -0500
  Re: System password Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-29 20:53 +0000
  Re: System password Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2020-11-29 13:42 -0800
    Re: System password Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-29 22:35 +0000
      Re: System password Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2020-11-29 14:40 -0800
        Re: System password Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-30 05:06 +0000
          Re: System password Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2020-11-30 00:24 -0800
            Re: System password Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-30 13:21 +0000
              Re: System password Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2020-11-30 12:50 -0800
                Re: System password Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2020-11-30 22:40 +0000
                Re: System password Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2020-11-30 15:18 -0800
    Re: System password Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-11-30 15:25 +1300

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