Help with my Mac at work... (Poopchute)

Churnd · 07-08-2005, 11:43 AM

I've got an older G3 Mac at work that they gave me to learn on. However, they don't know the user name or password for the account that's set up on the computer. Also, we don't have the OS X cd that came with it. I really want to get it up and running so I can start getting familiar with the OS, since most of my job deals with troubleshooting.

So, is there any way I can reset the OS without the CD, or get around the password or something like that? I know it sounds bad and sounds like I'm trying to break into somebody's computer... but take my word for it when I say that nobody/nothing will be harmed by anything I try.

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4Hummer · 07-08-2005, 12:26 PM

Never mind its a mac

calg3 · 07-08-2005, 11:17 PM

You can use the Mac OS X CD to change the password but what should work for you is to just make a new account for yourself and then set the autologin to your new account. Or are you stuck at the login screen? If autologin is turned on, you can restart the Mac and it will just login to the desktop-no password required.

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4Hummer Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,975	Never mind its a mac __________________ Michael 1991 4Runner 22RE. CHOP www.obsessiveoffroadclub.com Last edited by 4Hummer; 07-08-2005 at 12:26 PM. Reason: MAC My Bad

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calg3 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Old Line State Posts: 1,042	You can use the Mac OS X CD to change the password but what should work for you is to just make a new account for yourself and then set the autologin to your new account. Or are you stuck at the login screen? If autologin is turned on, you can restart the Mac and it will just login to the desktop-no password required. __________________ 2006 Subaru Outback, miss my 4Runner! 2006 Mazda3, zoom, zoom... Look at my previous truck(s) in the Yotatech gallery: http://yotatech.com/showthread.php?t=42494

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