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Re: user name and password?

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On 4 Apr 2012, Jamie Kahn Genet wrote:
> Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> wrote:

>> On Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:33:10 +0100, Roger Darlington wrote:
>> 
>>> My brother thought it would be a good idea if he started using his mac
>>> not in permanently administrator mode because he kept messing up
>>> things), so he put a username and  password on it (standard stuff,
>>> nothing clever).
>> 
>> That's a good idea in any case, and what many of us recommend.

> Aye, I recommend everyone at any level of competence run in standard
> user mode, and allow guests and other untrusted users (e.g. kids) far
> less. This is standard good practice with any of the good techs I know,
> and the recommended way of running day to day tasks in the *nix world.

>>> But now, a year later, he wants to update Carbon Copy (or even use CC)
>>> and he cant remember his username or password.

> Yep, this is why I ask users to write down their admin, standard user,
> router/WiFi/etc logins and store them in a safe place. Now and again
> they even take my advice.

>>> Firstly: How many guesses does he get before it locks him out
>>> permanently?

> Unlimited by default.

>>> Is there a way of retrieving this info?
>>> 
>>> [I'm not a Mac user, I use RISCOS] (which always operates in admin mode,
>>> there is no other).
>> 
>> What version of OS X is he running?
>> 
>> Booting from the OS X installation DVD should give you the option to
>> change the admin password but I think the precise details are version
>> dependent.

> See here for instructions on how to reset one's admin password:
> <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274>

OK, many thanks to all respondents.


-- 

Cheers
Roger
Teetering on the drink...

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user name and password? Roger Darlington <rogerarm@freeuk.com> - 2012-04-04 07:33 +0100
  Re: user name and password? Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> - 2012-04-04 10:20 +0200
    Re: user name and password? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2012-04-05 00:39 +1200
      Re: user name and password? Roger Darlington <rogerarm@freeuk.com> - 2012-04-04 18:54 +0100
      Re: user name and password? Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> - 2012-04-05 11:42 +0200
  Re: user name and password? Thom Rosario <thom@nospam.com> - 2012-04-05 09:14 -0500

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