How to Reset Password on Lion 10.7+

It's different from the old snow leopard days. Now they have a separate boot partition to handle this without the need of a disc.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Lion
• 10.7
• Password
• Reset
• Utilities

[groyal980]

You go girl! I mean boy.

[johnnythegeek1]

@groyal980 Thanks for watching!

[GuyGrindlay]

Thank you Johnny. I just got my mac the other day and had already managed to lock myself out of it some how. Was hoping not to have to take it into the shop and look like a complete retard, haha. (Do you not find this a little insecure though? I mean if your mac was stolen, it seems pretty easy to get around the password security don't you think?) Cheers, PEACE!

[johnnythegeek1]

@GuyGrindlay No problem. There is another higher level of security with locking at a firmware level. If you apply this lock then when you boot up, the mac will not access anything on the computer. Essentially it will not boot anything without a password. This is dangerous because it would require taking apart the computer to reset it. There are also lots of services that can safeguard your mac book in case of it getting stolen. thanks for watching!

[GoChadLive]

Lifesaver, thats what you are!

[johnnythegeek1]

@GoChadLive Thanks for watching!

[johnnythegeek1]

@Skilo54 I also just uploaded a couple of videos on cloning a mac and dual booting with windows. They are long videos but helpful.

[johnnythegeek1]

@Skilo54 Glad to help. Thanks for watching!

[Skilo54]

Thanks a bunch, really helped me out and saved me $60 from apple.

[johnnythegeek1]

@WhiteSpiritism Thanks for watching!