Hacker Tutorial: Break an Admin Password on a Mac without an account or permissions

[SacredFireFly]

@millerean Dude calm down... There is no way to delete an admin account unless u have an admin account urself. Yes there is a console command for that but you will have to be admin to execute it. If you want to know what is that command then GOOGLE IT. Also if you don't have enough mem to do that get urself a real computer (Windows, maybe?).

[jeanlucncoelho]

do you know of a way to retrieve bios password?

[Ghostface526]

my mom did this stupid firmwall thing where the command+s button doesnt work what can i do

[GeekOfComedy]

@Ghostface526 I'm not sure.

[LandenRox1]

thx

[bachaun]

r u gay???

[LiLBetosVidz]

THANKS BRO U HELPED ALOT!!

[GeekOfComedy]

@LiLBetosVidz No problem! Here to help :)

[TheGuyWithMinecraft]

sounds like half the time ur tryin to sound british...

[millerean]

it wont let em delete the old account. it says i dont have enough memory

[GeekOfComedy]

@millerean Your not supposed to delete any accounts. And if your deleting something your supposed to get memory, and also how many gb is left in your hdd?

[millerean]

@GeekOfComedy i want to delete the account that i cant access. i have 20 gigs available on my hard drive. i tried to go through and change the password the way a few other videos said but it didnt work. i dont like that other account on there. im just wondering if there is a way to delete that admin acound through command prompt

[GeekOfComedy]

@millerean This video is specifically if you want to break the password on the account. Not delete it, your not able to delete an administrator account unless you have another administrator account. This video shows you how to make another administrator account. Once thats created and your logged in, delete the old account (The one i'm presuming you want to delete but not enough memory)

[bjorngodsskolan]

Will my stuff be gone?

And I can't reat /

[GeekOfComedy]

@bjorngodsskolan Like the other comments this will NOT DELETE OF YOUR FILES. The only implication is you lose saved passwords on the computer because keychain is encrypted. Basically you lose all the data everytime on the internet you press "Save password to this computer".

[TheMaxeew]

the command s button doesn't work

[GeekOfComedy]

@TheMaxeew It should, if it doesn't you might have other issues at hand like firmware lock.

[deathpresent101]

man befor puberty :) everyones voices sound likes girls

[thuggang007]

@GeekOfComedy What happens if rm/var/db/.AppleSetupDone dosent work

[GeekOfComedy]

@thuggang007 Thats the only solution found thus far, I think they removed this in Lion. What you need to do if you can find any way is to make the mac think its booting up for the first time!

[63skyman]

will this delete anything on your harddrive?! or will it just make a new account?

[GeekOfComedy]

@63skyman Just makes a new account!

[63skyman]

@GeekOfComedy Thank you so much now its time to try this bad boy out :)

[GeekOfComedy]

@63skyman Haha! Go for it ;)

[63skyman]

What is the username and password for this to log into the new admin account?

[GeekOfComedy]

@63skyman In the video, it shows you can make the username and password you want.

[63skyman]

@GeekOfComedy Okay thank you

[63skyman]

@GeekOfComedy just one more question before i do this... What os do you need? my mac is 10.6.7 is that fine? Mac OS X

MacBook

[GeekOfComedy]

@63skyman The video it was done on 10.6 so it should be fine.

[theman7431]

i try it on my powerbook g4 dont work

[GeekOfComedy]

@theman7431 I think it depends on OS! I know it works on Leopard and Snow Leopard, I think it works on Lion and not sure about others :/

[theman7431]

@GeekOfComedy i have tiger 10.4.2

[GeekOfComedy]

@theman7431 It should work. Make sure you did all the proper spacing and no " etc

[GeekOfComedy]

@theman7431 It should work, just make sure you do proper spacing and NO ".

[theman7431]

can you do this with a powerbook g4

[MrJccunningham]

Thanks, this was easy to use, the best one out there.

[GeekOfComedy]

@MrJccunningham No probs :)

[hafa123]

Thank you, this worked great!

[937olter]

@GeekofComedy you remind of someone who is a good modifier with macs and hacking skills!

[GeekOfComedy]

@937olter Thanks! :)

[sorrow413]

im sorry to sound like a troll but could you plez put some text at the bottom of the screen when you talk i cant understand anything you just said

[drago3scape]

These are the Kind of Kids we want on Youtube!

[GeekOfComedy]

@drago3scape Thanks! :)

[kewrii]

can you do a tutorial on how to uninstall eblaster?

[GeekOfComedy]

@kewrii I don't know what eblaster is but if it's a simple app it should be a simple drag into the trash can and empty.

[Sustanaelle]

hw old are u? -_-



[GeekOfComedy]

@Sustanaelle Currently 15 but when recording 14

[Sustanaelle]

@GeekOfComedy im kiddin mate your code dont work so i was annoyed... its cool ive figured my own out any ways

[GeekOfComedy]

@Sustanaelle Oh ok. I think with Lion they fixed the bug!

[dave2127raiderswi]

Doesn't work

My Mac says

Rm /var/db/.applesetupdone

Is not valid

[GeekOfComedy]

@dave2127raiderswi Not sure, it should work. Make sure the spaces are correct. For lion Apple may have fixed this work round.

[kewrii]

How can I do this with Lion?

[GeekOfComedy]

@kewrii It should be the same however it probably wont work if full disk encryption is on.

[djjazzydsouthafrica]

Hi my kids have setup a password and cant remember it, i have tried your process but it ends up showing the user accounts, is there a way of chatting to you online for help? after doing the 2nd part ◦ rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone it says no such file or directory can you assist advice?

[GeekOfComedy]

@djjazzydsouthafrica If it's showing user accounts your doing it wrong, also make sure it's typed up right. Like with spaces. If it still can't find the directory then your using a incompatible system (Was tested on OS X Snow Leopard and Leopard)

[snsmjalzaabi]

would it effect my data in my laptop???

[GeekOfComedy]

@snsmjalzaabi Your files are still there :). Just be careful at the end to delete the password and not the account otherwise you will lose 'em files! Although you can't hack the keychain as it's all encrypted and requires the user account password.

[snsmjalzaabi]

@GeekOfComedy thanxxxx

[GeekOfComedy]

@loser9ifcation That's the only way unless you have a 2nd network computer with an admin account where you can run those commands but address it to the particular computer via ip address

[Kostaplays]

@GeekOfComedy @TheMacCommunity yo my dad put a password on my old account which was an administrator and made me a new one with internet restrictions and all that bullshit, how can i find out his password so like it tells me the password itself soi can just log into my old account when ever i want without him knowing? cheers

[GeekOfComedy]

@Kostaplays You can't. You'd need to make this new account and once you do that when your dads name pops up replace it with the new account name you made in the video and that will work. Any administrator can do anything :)

[iHDTechnology]

r u a girl?

[Deooguitarrr]

when it reboots , does it remove everything on the mac ?

[GeekOfComedy]

@Deooguitarrr I believe you keep your preferences however they are restored to the default so it will ask you to enter your wireless password again at bootup and so forth.

[Deooguitarrr]

@GeekOfComedy Oh Okayy Thankss ,

Ciaoo

[HelixSpArtan]

I want to do this because of my stuipidly strict parents

[GeekOfComedy]

@HelixSpArtan It should work, just make sure the spaces and everything else is right.

[ParadelaC]

I did everything you said to do and it would not work

[codecaine]

Good if you don't have value encryption. If you do your files are screwed.

[GeekOfComedy]

@codecaine True however you can bruteforce it as AES256 doesn't have auto erase.

[rickyTraice]

@GeekOfComedy Thank you so much for this video. I bought this imac really cheap from a guy and he didn't know the password but thanks to you I can use it now. Again thank you very much.

[KevinParkour911]

tree situations 0:19

[KaxiLaxi]

it's allways a chinese so typicall!

[GeekOfComedy]

@KaxiLaxi Really? I'm Irish.

[KaxiLaxi]

@GeekOfComedy yeah..right

[GeekOfComedy]

@KaxiLaxi Want to see my birth cert ;P

[amandaggogo]

First off, this video was great, I a a nerd am and watching this for entertainment, and in case I ever did happen to have a use for this lol. Second, love the accent! :0)

[J035u]

Dang. If you put on a jacket I would confuse you with a girl with short hair... I SWEAR!! 

[GeekOfComedy]

@J035u Chortal

[myfriendjc]

Thank you for this video. Do to that I had locked myself out of not being Admin and I was able to down load any update till it was fixed. I found this video I and tried. It had work as you can see. I am person that start in pc but as of August 20,2009. I have been on mac.

[jasperhigamyniga]

so what if you rebooted your computer but u dont know ur itunes password

[GeekOfComedy]

@jasperhigamyniga If you don't know your iTunes password phone apple and they send a request to your eMail.

[Caatherine1996]

en francais S.v.p

[Ismailmatt]

Reboot...how to do tht??

[Billofbong]

@Ismailmatt Wow... Apple logo, restart.

[Billofbong]

@Billofbong Or press the power button.

[RuneNetwork99]

not sure but is that a wheel chair?

[GeekOfComedy]

@RuneNetwork99 At the time of the recording I was indeed in a wheel chair.

[Stutodude]

Is that a girl or a boy with a high voice?

[GeekOfComedy]

@Stutodude Thanks man, thanks. A man!

[X1deadterrorist1X]

Does this work on snow leapord version 10.6.5 on mac mini

[Eren5713]

Hi, I have an imac G5 (10.5.8) and the Command + S won't take me to the black screen, I tried it a million times.. Anyone?

[GeekOfComedy]

@Eren5713 This was for intel Macs, PPC ones work off different systems although single user mode should be there, try a quick googling.

[A0down]

@GeekOfComedy it works on ppc if you: insted of saying mount -uw / you do /sbin/mount -uw /

[dgoines2]

I'm serious. You can search my name, facebook..I just got a mac and I don't no a lot about it and neither does anyone else from my town

[duckie258]

actually, this isn't a hack....

[foreversorrow81]

mac hack what a ryme but its kind of a crime lol

[dgoines2]

Hey I'm a new Mac user. I was wondering if we could do a few Skype video chats to show me the wonder of my MacBook pro

[GeekOfComedy]

@dgoines2 TBH, that sounds quite pedophilly.

[GeekOfComedy]

@UAExRAP Well if you already have an admin account and can login to it theres no need to do it. On the computer, just go into system preferences, click accounts and add a new admin account. This DOES NOT WORK ON HACKINTOSH'es. Also you hold it after the beep.

[Stupefyied]

thanks so much! i had just bought this mac off a friend but he never gave me the password and i couldn't do anything with out it! this helped alot thanks again :D

[didagoal]

meen el ba2ara dah ?

[voled]

wow that was a great tutorial. Good angles. Was Not annouying. =D

[TheJonesjonesy]

how do you delete account?

[bjclothier1]

Can you do this process in Terminal? Cause thats all I have access to. Stupid school put an "Open Firmware Password" on the laptop that they actually assigned us to. Btw, its mine. We paid for it. In short, I can't get into Single user mode.

[GeekOfComedy]

@bjclothier1 If you got access to the install DVD you can reset it.

[bjclothier1]

@GeekOfComedy okay :) thanks.

[bobodude991]

When you make a new account will it show up in the acccount list when you start up your computer?

[GeekOfComedy]

@bobodude991 Yes

[TheDukmaster]

Without AN account

[TheDukmaster]

Break AN Admin password

[bronymac]

does this delete everything on you laptop

[GeekOfComedy]

@bronymac Nope. All your doing is making a 2nd account as a ADMIN and a admin can do anything so the ADMIN account you made can get rid of the password of any account of your choice XD.

[eryd14]

are you a boy or a girl cuz your fucking ugly.... if your a girl, and you have a really high voice if your a guy and ur ugly.... NYYYYYAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

[GeekOfComedy]

@eryd14 "Yawns"

[Aent9909]

good video thx alot

[MrChickenLegss]

so your telling me nothing i lost

[GeekOfComedy]

@MrChickenLegss Huh? No if you do the commands your making a fresh new account thats admin, then with that account you can do anything to the computer, you can delete the old admin account, delete the admin password or do things that require an admin to do. Thats it!

[MrChickenLegss]

@GeekOfComedy srry bout that. im not a mac person so i had no clue wat i was doing. see my school gave mac os x laptops to everyone but they had a sh#tload of restrictions. funny thing is wen i got on to the account i still had all the same restrictions. so im guessing the teachers at my school figuered how to stop it. thnx though

[GeekOfComedy]

@MrChickenLegss When you entered the account did it make the song. if it did keep continuing, when you do something restricted and it says the name and wants you to enter a password, just enter the name of the account your created with the password you gave it.

[MrChickenLegss]

@GeekOfComedy i would if i could. wen i try to do something it doesnt ask for administrator stuff it just says "You do not have permission to application 'Terminal'. For more info, contact the person who setup your account". It doesn't ask for the username or password

[GeekOfComedy]

@MrChickenLegss And are you logged into the account made or your old standard one? If so sorry, can't help ya out!

[MrChickenLegss]

@MrChickenLegss i can get into stuff now. it worked partially. i have all permissions besides accesing accounts. wen i go to system preferences 'Accounts' and 'Parental Controls' are both faded out and i can't click on them

[MrChickenLegss]

please respond i need help. is all the stuff from befor still on there?

[MrChickenLegss]

is there a way to undo it. cuz i wasnt expecting the whole system to reset

[GeekOfComedy]

@MrChickenLegss Well the preferences reset, so after doing it you could delete the admin account with the new fresh one. Apple does it like this, build and boot computer, install software, take the hdd out and delete a user account, put it back into the machine, run the terminal commands on it so it asks the user to pick a language as if you do a format by DVD it asks you when you boot the DVD.

[GeekOfComedy]

@TooSiq No but judging by what you favourite, you are.

[15catsburg]

So after rebooting there are 2 admin accounts? Or do you log in as the original admin?

[GeekOfComedy]

@15catsburg When you entered the terminal commands, you rebooted to like when you first turn on your computer, and of course when you first turn it on the first user you make is a "Admin" So your basically making a 2nd "Admin" Account and that way a "Admin" Can do anything to the system so if you lose your admins password when you made the 2nd admin account you can break the account password of the admin account you lost the password on, you lose the keychain as you always need the password

[Zach626v2]

Thank you

[GeekOfComedy]

@Zach626v2 No Problem

[DW6Legend]

Hahaha you sound like a chick!!

[GeekOfComedy]

@DW6Legend You sound like a Dick!

[XDHD3Dstudios]

Did you get MAC OSX on windows ?

[GeekOfComedy]

@XDHD3Dstudios I had Mac OS X on my PC. Just 10.5.8 and it worked fine. For a hackintosh I'd thought it would be slow but exporting was just fine

[MSGTweaker808]

thank very much imma subscribe u

[GeekOfComedy]

@MSGTweaker808 Thanks man XD

[truthprofit]

I was wondering if I need another mac to crack my mac book pro password? It doesn't prompt me for a password at the login but i'd like to gain access to the admin account for full use of my mac book. Ps purchased with passworded account. HeLP pleeeasee!! ;)

[GeekOfComedy]

@truthprofit If you don't need to login and your the only user on your computer your just a admin without a password and you have full access to everything. just when it prompts dont enter a password, just press enter. Now if your a standard user and want to hack a admin account, you don't need a 2nd computer, just a place to write the instructions down on paper etc.

[TheAppleReviewGuy]

That a hackint0sh?

[GeekOfComedy]

@TheAppleReviewGuy Nope. I had one but the PSU died so it needs to get the PSU replaced or just make a new one. It was just a laptop in desktop mode

[SuperMrDeathNote]

@GeekOfComedy hey lee...i just following ur instruction.... but it doesnt enough to break the old password.... it just deleting the software that i'd installing on my mac...

i need the old password if i want to install new software or update my software...

[GeekOfComedy]

@SuperMrDeathNote IF you need to update software all you need to do is when the password prompts you don't enter a password, just click enter.

[ISoldUrMumOnEbay]

mine keeps saying "fffffff no invalid"

and i cant type anything!

can yuu help?

[GeekOfComedy]

@ISoldUrMumOnEbay Hmm. First off. Does the computer boot normally without any ERRORs. Have you installed any 3rd party "Booting" / System manipulation software. Other wise. Make sure your holding CMD + S at startup. And make sure to add the spaces. so like after RM make sure theres a space.

[ISoldUrMumOnEbay]

@GeekOfComedy i did press CMD and S and it started off normally but it dont stop.. as in. it keeps saying "....fffff not invalid" and as soon as i try type something. i keeps saying dat and ic ant actually type anything.

[GeekOfComedy]

@ISoldUrMumOnEbay I researched it and came up empty.  All i can think is a re-install

[ISoldUrMumOnEbay]

@GeekOfComedy thank yuu soo much.

[GeekOfComedy]

@ISoldUrMumOnEbay NP

[ISoldUrMumOnEbay]

@GeekOfComedy Thank yuu soo mucchhh..

[GeekOfComedy]

@ISoldUrMumOnEbay np

[ac2332]

this is really helpful but the problem with me trying to do this is i couldn't understand alot of what you were saying because either you spoke really fast or because i'm from chicago illinois i and you have a thick accent thanks for posting this though i'll have to try another posting thanks again

[GeekOfComedy]

@ac2332 Literally. Just reboot mac. Hold cmd and s when you hear bong. Enter what it's in the description one at a time. When you make the new account after going through the setup again you can delete the password off of the old account