Thanks Ken. I'll try to find one if I can! --- On Sat, 9/20/08, Ken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Ken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: admin password g3 To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, September 20, 2008, 9:24 PM
My Reply follows quote. On 20/9/2008 17:46 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >I have an old g3 ibook that I bought used. I can't get a hold of the >original owner for his admin password. Is there a way of getting around >this problem? > >Thanks! > >Mike >------------------- >--- >>On Sat, 9/20/08, Royce Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>From: Royce Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: Re: admin password g3 >>To: [email protected] >>Date: Saturday, September 20, 2008, 1:07 PM >> >>open a new account. use your name and password. >> >>On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 10:36 AM, Michael Faiaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>---------- >>>I did that it and it worked as usual but when I do a software upgrade the >>>system asks for his name and password. --------- Thus the need for a bootable system disk as I believe the normal way to reset the name and password of The System Administrator is to boot from a system disk, thus verifying that you are the one authorized (by virtue of owning a system disk AND haveing physical access) to administer the machine. Ken http://mysite.verizon.net/res7gt1w/stackomacs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's G-Books list, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
