If memory serves, it's a hardware password though. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marshall F. Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 2:39 PM Subject: Re: installing lepoard software updates & password
There is a Change Password utility on the distribution disk that allows you to set a new password. Boot the disk and get Voiceover running and then check the Menu bar. Marshall On Dec 21, 2007, at 1:03 PM, David Poehlman wrote: > yes, but it will also ask you for your password before you can > change it if > memory serves and if you don't know the password you won't be able > to change > it. I know there is a way to recover from this issue but cannot > remember > what it is. Every method I know of requires a password to do > anything with > the password. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ryan Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > X by > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 1:19 PM > Subject: Re: installing lepoard software updates & password > > > Another way to change a password for an account is to go to the > terminal and run the passwd command. Type "passwd" and return. > > > On Dec 21, 2007, at 6:17 AM, David Poehlman wrote: > >> interesting, try leaving it bland for now? >> >> If you want to set up a password for your system, go to accounts >> under >> system preferences. if you cannot get past the updates password >> though, you >> won't be able to do anything in accounts because it will want you to >> unlock >> and use a password to do that. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "ka4wxv" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 2:05 AM >> Subject: installing lepoard software updates & password >> >> >> I recently received a prompt indicating that software updates were >> available. When I attempted to install the updates I was prompted >> for a >> password. I have never established a password. The username was >> filled out >> as user. Do I need a password? How do I now establish one? >> thanks much for your help. >> larry >> >> >> > > > > Marshall F. scott University of Utah - CVRTI 95 South 2000 East Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Phone: (801) 587-9523 Fax: (801) 581-3128 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: scott9576a
