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Well fuck..
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 7:53 pm
by Cubicle
So I tried to install a new plug-in on my mac.
Out of the blue: shit needs to know my password of my mac.
What the flying shit? I can't remember entering a password for my mac. After 30 minutes of trying all my passwords, nothing works.
tl;dr: Mac got a password, can't install shit, can't change password. How fucked am I?
Re: Well fuck..
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 7:54 pm
by bassinine
hello mr. trogan horse. come on in.
Re: Well fuck..
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 8:04 pm
by Cubicle
bassinine wrote:hello mr. trogan horse. come on in.
What does this have to do with a trojan horse?
My mac just set a password out of the blue and I can't seem to remember it, nor can I change it. Any hints on how can I can fix this? I tried punching but that had no avail.
Re: Well fuck..
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 8:07 pm
by Cubicle
Well fuck, nevermind. I got mad and started to typ every thing thats in my room.
After a solid 9 minutes of getting mad I achieved.
Re: Well fuck..
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 8:08 pm
by lloydy
Re: Well fuck..
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 8:08 pm
by Huts
Odd, I get prompted every time I download something for the admin password, which I never set. Weird that it only asked you this once but not ever before. You're going to need your disks to reset the admin password, if you've got those there are walkthroughs all over
edit: beaten i hate you all
Re: Well fuck..
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 8:09 pm
by lloydy
Sorry mate you just to damn slow.
Re: Well fuck..
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 8:09 pm
by Today
i dont really recall if its a system option or mandatory but I always have to enter my admin pw to let an installer run a .pkg or anythign else that can touch my system drive
Re: Well fuck..
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 8:14 pm
by AxeD
On first startup it asks you to set an administrator password. I just got my mac so I remember
Re: Well fuck..
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 8:22 pm
by Cubicle
AxeD wrote:On first startup it asks you to set an administrator password. I just got my mac so I remember
Ye I vaguely remember needing to enter it once but it never asked for it beyond that, until now, which is odd. But I got it now, wrote it down on my wall so I won't forget. Thanks anyway!
Re: Well fuck..
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 8:54 pm
by syrup
Today wrote:i dont really recall if its a system option or mandatory but I always have to enter my admin pw to let an installer run a .pkg or anythign else that can touch my system drive
Re: Well fuck..
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 6:31 pm
by Xsist-Music
Cubicle wrote:So I tried to install a new plug-in on my mac.
Out of the blue: shit needs to know my password of my mac.
What the flying shit? I can't remember entering a password for my mac. After 30 minutes of trying all my passwords, nothing works.
tl;dr: Mac got a password, can't install shit, can't change password. How fucked am I?
this kinda made me laugh, nit ecause i laugh at your misery but just because the wway its writen and the forum title
Re: Well fuck..
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 7:10 pm
by Mad_EP
Yes - its an Administrator Password you would have been required to set when you first set up your Mac. Like others, I am surprised that it has only asked you to enter in the password recently. Anytime I install anything new (especially if downloaded from the Web) I have to provide the password.
However, I went a step further and made it password protected anytime it goes to Sleep, etc.
Re: Well fuck..
Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 10:49 pm
by elyhess
Haha this made me laugh a bit
glad you got it all solved out
Re: Well fuck..
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 9:35 am
by SKIN E
haha, have you never installed something on your mac? It always asks me for my password for pretty much anything