A few weeks ago I installed a new SSD in my iMac. I set it up but am not using it as for various reasons I've been working off of a bootable external. I shut down my machine last night as I've gotten into the habit of shutting it down now and then to give it a "rest".

So I started up my iMac this morning and it started with the splash screen for my new internal and I realized I had already forgotten the account password. I grabbed my list of PWs and, while I know I wrote it down, I apparently didn't also put it on my PW list and I can't find where I did write it down!

Where do I find it now? Keychain?

Consider me admonished...

---

A little break from the grief...






Disclaimer: This post is checked for correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Any attempts at humor are solely the responsibility of the author and bear no claim that any and all readers will approve or appreciate said attempt at humor.
My name is DP, and I approve this message.

This might help depending on your situation:

[support.apple.com]

So long as it's not a M1 or T2 iMac and you haven't opted to tie your login to your Apple ID and you're not using FileVault, you can do the .AppleSetupDone trick in Single User Mode to create a second admin account and then use the new account to reset the PW on the old account.

...Catalina can complicate the operation. Running something pre-Catalina?

[www.theinstructional.com]

---

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/16/2021 07:21AM by Sarcany.

Cool!

Quote
Sarcany
So long as it's not a M1 or T2 iMac and you haven't opted to tie your login to your Apple ID and you're not using FileVault, you can do the .AppleSetupDone trick in Single User Mode to create a second admin account and then use the new account to reset the PW on the old account.

...Catalina can complicate the operation. Running something pre-Catalina?

[www.theinstructional.com]

---

Saint Cloud, Minnesota, where the weather is wonderful even when it isn't.

Quote
Sarcany
So long as it's not a M1 or T2 iMac and you haven't opted to tie your login to your Apple ID and you're not using FileVault, you can do the .AppleSetupDone trick in Single User Mode to create a second admin account and then use the new account to reset the PW on the old account.

...Catalina can complicate the operation. Running something pre-Catalina?

[www.theinstructional.com]

Nope. An old Late '12 2.9 GHz i5 21.5" iMac running Mojave (10.14.6). Since I'm not in dire need I'll check it out later. Thx, all!

---

A little break from the grief...






Disclaimer: This post is checked for correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Any attempts at humor are solely the responsibility of the author and bear no claim that any and all readers will approve or appreciate said attempt at humor.
My name is DP, and I approve this message.

[]I grabbed my list of PWs and, while I know I wrote it down, I apparently didn't also put it on my PW list and I can't find where I did write it down!

Been there, done that.

---

Where is there dignity unless there is also honesty? - Cicero

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. —Wendy Mass

I constantly do that! I usually get hung up when it's required to have numbers and upper/lower case combos.

If I can't use my goto passwords, I'm screwed, because I usually jot down the new PW on any available scrap of paper, and when I need it a few months later, it's nowhere to be found.

<Rick-o pulls hair out of head, AGAIN>

---

Mr. Lahey: A lot of people, don’t know how to drink. They drink against the grain of the liquor. And when you drink against the grain of the liquor? You lose.

Randy: What the @#$%& are you talking about?

Well, I think I found it but now, I'm in the middle of a project and have to finish that first. Fingers crossed...

---

A little break from the grief...






Disclaimer: This post is checked for correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Any attempts at humor are solely the responsibility of the author and bear no claim that any and all readers will approve or appreciate said attempt at humor.
My name is DP, and I approve this message.

You're hosed.......