Setting Password For Mac

Apr 22, 2020 If you enabled this security feature when you first set up your account, you'll be able to use your Apple ID to reset your password. This only works if this feature is enabled to begin with. If you have access to your Mac, you can turn this setting on by clicking the Apple menu and selecting 'System Preferences.'

If you have many user accounts set up on your Mac and each has a password, you should have a plan if someone forgets his password. By setting up a master password, the administrator of the Mac (probably you), can override any encrypting that the user may have set up and reset the password.

1. Jan 24, 2020 In some macOS versions, you can use your Apple ID to reset your login password. At the login screen, keep entering a password until you see a message saying that you can reset your password using Apple ID. If you don't see the message after three attempts, your account isn't set up to allow resetting with Apple ID.
2. Change Passwords preferences in Safari on Mac. In the Safari app on your Mac, use Passwords preferences to view, add, or edit user names and passwords you saved for websites. To change these preferences, choose Safari Preferences, then click Passwords.

1Choose Command→System Preferences and click the Users & Groups icon to open the Users & Groups preferences pane.

Click the lock icon and enter your password to unlock the Users & Groups System Preferences.

2Click the Action button (it looks like a gear) at the bottom of the user list.

Set Master Password option pops up.

4Type in a password in the Master Password text box.

If you want help inventing a password, click the key to the right of the text field.

5Retype the password in the Verify text box, and then type a hint to help you remember the Master Password.

You should never use your password as part of the password hint.

6Click OK.

You are returned to the Users & Groups dialog.

7Click the Close button of the Users & Groups preferences window.

1Choose Command→System Preferences and click the Users & Groups icon to open the Users & Groups preferences pane.

Click the lock icon and enter your password to unlock the Users & Groups System Preferences.

2Click the Action button (it looks like a gear) at the bottom of the user list.

Set Master Password option pops up.

4Type in a password in the Master Password text box.

If you want help inventing a password, click the key to the right of the text field.

5Retype the password in the Verify text box, and then type a hint to help you remember the Master Password.

You should never use your password as part of the password hint.

6Click OK.

You are returned to the Users & Groups dialog.

7Click the Close button of the Users & Groups preferences window.

A master password is now set so the administrator can reset other users' passwords.

The user account named 'root' is a superuser with read and write privileges to more areas of the system, including files in other macOS user accounts. The root user is disabled by default. If you can log in to your Mac with an administrator account, you can enable the root user, then log in as the root user to complete your task.

The root user account is not intended for routine use. Its privileges allow changes to files that are required by your Mac. To undo such changes, you might need to reinstall your system software. You should disable the root user after completing your task.

It's safer to use the sudo command in Terminal instead of enabling the root user. To learn about sudo, open the Terminal app and enter man sudo.

Enable or disable the root user

1. Choose Apple menu () > System Preferences, then click Users & Groups (or Accounts).
   
2. Click , then enter an administrator name and password.
3. Click Login Options.
4. Click Join (or Edit).
5. Click Open Directory Utility.
6. Click in the Directory Utility window, then enter an administrator name and password.
7. From the menu bar in Directory Utility:
   • Choose Edit > Enable Root User, then enter the password that you want to use for the root user.
   • Or choose Edit > Disable Root User.

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Log in as the root user

When the root user is enabled, you have the privileges of the root user only while logged in as the root user.

1. Choose Apple menu > Log Out to log out of your current user account.
2. At the login window, log in with the user name 'root' and the password you created for the root user.
   If the login window is a list of users, click Other, then log in.

Remember to disable the root user after completing your task.

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Change the root password

Reset Mac Password

1. Choose Apple menu () > System Preferences, then click Users & Groups (or Accounts).
2. Click , then enter an administrator name and password.
3. Click Login Options.
4. Click Join (or Edit).
5. Click Open Directory Utility.
6. Click in the Directory Utility window, then enter an administrator name and password.
7. From the menu bar in Directory Utility, choose Edit > Change Root Password…
8. Enter a root password when prompted.