I'm sure this is a scenario that a lot of you will have encountered before. Consider the following:
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- Mac is bound to Active Directory
- An Active Directory user has previously successfully logged on to the Mac
- The user changes/has their password changed elsewhere (most commonly because they forgot it or it expired)
- The user tries to log on to the Mac
- The user receives a cryptic dialogue box about not being able to unlock the keychain. Not being familiar with what a keychain is or why they should care, the user clicks Continue Log In
- The user then receives constant requests for a 'keychain password' which they have no idea what it is and they just want to get on with their work
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For reference, we are mainly using OS X 10.10.5 although we do still have some 10.9 and 10.8 machines which we are hoping to update to 10.10 during the summer. We are also on Casper 9.82 with plans to update to 9.92 at or before summer.
I've seen the following workarounds/solutions to this problem:
- Simply telling the users to delete their login keychain. While this does get the messages to go away (as the login keychain is recreated using the new user password) it's a heck of a lot of faff for users to go through.
- Keychain Minder. I tried installing this for testing purposes, but it did not seem to activate when confronted with a test version of the scenario described above. Reading the documentation it seems like it's only used for screensaver unlocking and preference pane unlocking? Is there a version that works for the regular login screen? I uninstalled it after this test
- ADPassMon. I tried installing this for testing purposes and setting its Preferences to be added to the login items and to check the keychain at launch. It did load on login, but didn't activate its password update dialog automatically; if I then went into the Preferences and clicked Test Settings it worked, but obviously I'd want it to do it automatically.
It's also worth noting that none of these solutions seem to be able to replace the original system-generated dialogue that has the message about keychains and the three buttons. I appreciate it might not be possible to disable that but if it is possible I'd definitely want to do it.
What solution do you use? Is there some extra configuration that I have missed?
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My Father died last year and I inherited his Mac Mini. My wife has retired and we are trying to set up the mini for her use but the changes we want to make require admin access and we do not have the information my father used to set up the machine.
Is it possible to reset the admin information without having the old information? If so, how would I go about it?
I am not a Mac user usually so any guidance will have to be pretty simple!
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There are many ways to reset the login password without installation media, here are three:
Change the password in single user mode
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- Hold ⌘+S on startup
mount -uw /
(fsck -fy
is not needed)launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.opendirectoryd.plist
(or/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist
in 10.6)dscl . passwd /Users/username
(without a trailing slash) and enter a new password. You can ignore the error aboutcom.apple.DirectoryServices.plist
.reboot
Create a new admin account
- Hold ⌘+S on startup
mount -uw /
(fsck -fy
is not needed)rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
reboot
- Go through the steps of creating a new account. You can leave all fields in the personal information step blank.
- After logging in to the new account, go to the Users & Groups preference pane
- Select the old account, press the Reset Password.. button, and enter a new password
Restart and enter Recovery mode (for 10.7 Lion and newer OS only)
- Hold ⌘+R on startup
- Open Terminal from the Utilities menu
- Type
resetpassword
and follow the instructions
Using iCloud Recovery Mode (10.9.x & newer)
- After incorrectly entering a user password three times at the Mac login screen, a message appears saying 'If you forgot your password, you can reset it using your Apple ID'
- Click the arrow button to bring up a 'Reset Password' dialog
- Enter the Apple ID login information that is tied to the OS X user account and click “Reset Password”
- Click “OK” to confirm the new keychain creation
- Enter and verify a new password, fill out the password hint field, and again click on “Reset Password”
- Click “Continue Log In” to login as the user account with the reset password
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I'm sorry to hear about your father.
It is possible to reset the admin password to a Mac quite easily providing you have the correct install disc to match the version of the software that is running on the computer. Resetting the password does not delete any of the information on the Mac, but it will prevent you from gaining access to other passwords that are saved in the system for things like mail accounts or wifi keys that have previously been entered and saved by the original user. Once you have changed the password you will be prompted to create a new Keychain, which is the name of the place where these other passwords are saved.
Once you have admin access you can create or delete accounts. There is a support article on the Apple website with info on how to reset the password here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274
If you don't have the install disc or need more help, I'd suggest booking an appointment at the Genius Bar at your local Apple Store and they will help you reset it at no charge.
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