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24 September 2005

Help! OS X not accepting login password →[More:]My sister has a Powermac G4 running Tiger. She's the only user on the system and, after a power outage and reboot, it's not accepting her password (which is blank).

What options does she have to get into the computer?

post by: dobbs at: 13:32 | 2 comments

Boot off the install DVD (cmd+c during boot), wait for the install screen, then Utilities (in menu) -> Reset Password.

posted by Floach 24 September | 14:02

Thanks floach... but there's a bit of a hitch. The unit only has a CD-rom. Tiger was initially installed by launching the machine into Target/Firewire mode and installing thru another computer. Will this method work with this problem? If so, what do I do... ? Connect the computers, boot into Target mode, reboot the G5 to the DVD and then run the Utility? It seems to me that that will only affect the machine with the DVD in it, no?

posted by dobbs 24 September | 14:20

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