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How to reset your Leopard Password without the DVD

Forgotten your password? No problem, here’s a way of resetting it. The bonus of doing it this way is that it doesn’t create a root user password, so it can be repeated as long as you haven’t got one.

1. Start up in single-user mode by holding command-s while turning on the computer (this gives you root access)
2. Type: “fsck -fy” (without quotes – ALWAYS without quotes)
3. Type: “mount -uw /”
4. Type: “launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist”
5. Type: “dscl . -passwd /Users/theUsernameWhosPasswordYouWantToChange newPassword”
6. Type: “exit”
7. Restart your computer

That should work. If you have any problems, let me know in the comments. If you don’t, let me know in the comments.