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− | In general terms, before any specific step to change the password, we need to first |
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− | # Boot on single-user mode |
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− | # Mount the system in read-write mode |
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− | # /sbin/fsck -fy |
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− | # mount -uw / |
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− | === How to change a password on OS X 10.4 or older === |
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− | Once the root filesystem is mounted r/w on single user mode, the procedure is as follows: |
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− | # sh /etc/rc |
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− | # passwd my_user |
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− | === How to change a password on OS X 10.5 with no installation DVD === |
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− | Once the root filesystem is mounted r/w on single user mode, the procedure is as follows: |
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− | # Launch the directory services |
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− | # Change/reset the password |
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− | # Reboot the system |
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− | In short, the list of commands are: |
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− | # launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist |
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− | # dscl . -passwd /Users/<username> <password> |
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− | # reboot |
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− | === How to change a password on OS X 10.8 with no installation DVD === |
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− | Once the root filesystem is mounted r/w on single user mode, the procedure is as follows: |
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− | # Launch the directory services |
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− | # Change/reset the password |
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− | # Reboot the system |
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− | In short, the list of commands are: |
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− | # launchctl load launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.opendirectoryd.plist |
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− | # dscl . -passwd /Users/<username> <password> |
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− | # reboot |
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− | === How to change a password on XServe === |
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− | Once the root filesystem is mounted r/w on single user mode, the procedure is as follows: |
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− | # nicl -raw /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb -create /users/$newuser _writers_passwd administrator |
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− | # passwd administrator |
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− | # reboot |
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− | === How to create a new user with administrative privileges === |
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− | First write down the gid which comes from admin group |
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− | # nicl -raw /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb -read /groups/admin |
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− | Lets say, the gid is '''''20''''', then from command line execute: |
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− | # nicl -raw /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb -create /users/my_user |
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− | # nicl -raw /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb -create /users/my_user uid my_user_id |
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− | # nicl -raw /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb -create /users/my_user realname "My User Real Name" |
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− | # nicl -raw /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb -create /users/my_user passwd "my_user_passwd" |
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− | # nicl -raw /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb -create /users/my_user gid 20 |
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− | # nicl -raw /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb -create /users/my_user shell "/bin/bash" |
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− | # nicl -raw /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb -create /users/my_user home "/Users/my_user" |
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− | # nicl -raw /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb -create /users/my_user _writers_passwd my_user |
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− | # passwd my_user |
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− | # ditto /System/Library/UserTemplate/English.lproj /Users/my_user |
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− | # chown -R my_user:staff /Users/my_user |
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− | # nicl -raw /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb -read /users/my_user |
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− | # nicl -raw /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb -append /groups/wheel users my_user |
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− | # nicl -raw /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb -append /groups/admin users my_user |
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